Saturday, October 24, 2009

Ashley Morgan Jewelry





Behind the incredible jewelry line Ashley Morgan is the Bay Area based Ashley Berman. At a very young age Ashley became passionate about jewelry when her mom let her play with her deceased great-grandmother’s vintage collection of jewelry. Later on she made friendship bracelets and eventually started a business in high school doing bead working. When small storeowners started picking up her line, Berman knew she was ready for the next level. After enrolling in gold-smithing school at Revere Academy in San Francisco, where she learned all about designing and creating beautiful jewelry, she was ready to create her own jewelry line. She not only designs beautiful, one of a kind pieces, but also creates many custom pieces when customers have special ideas in mind, especially about engagement rings and wedding bands. When the client has something in mind she pulls stones that go along with the idea and uses sketches and wax carvings to communicate, and eventually hand creates a one of a kind piece. Ashley’s favorite pieces to create are rings, although she also loves bracelets and necklaces, and she uses things from the outside world, like lace and real feathers, for inspiration. She says, "Using a 3D object for inspiration gives more body to the piece." Overall Ashley Berman’s amazing jewelry line is perfect for one of a kind, quality pieces. Her website shows all of her pieces, and will be relaunched soon to show her newest creations.
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Ashley Morgan Jewelry Designs