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about mary timmer
Contemporary classic designs have been at the heart of Mary Timmer’s jewelry since she began metal smithing in 1996 as an apprentice to a well-recognized jewelry gallery in her home town of Chapel Hill NC. Building her technical knowledge and skills through additional education and production work for other distinguished jewelers, she established Timmer Designs in 2001. Her growing artistry of design and gifted craftsmanship has since earned her the Award of Excellence for increased sales and good customer service in 2004 and 2005 from the Grovewood Gallery of Asheville NC, a Niche Top 10 Gallery.
With a focus on Jewelry as Art, Mary’s work combines artistic designs with an extraordinarily high degree of craftsmanship. Using sterling with gold overtones for the basis of most production pieces, she adds the exquisite luster and color of pearls and the shimmer of precious stones to achieve a look of simple elegance. Classic designs that stay in style. Graceful lines and fluid shapes.
"Every time I create a piece of jewelry, I am striving to uncover the softness in metal. The entire process of jewelry making excites me – from my first inspiration, to concept and design, to the moment I hold the finished work in my hand. My style is expressed by using a unique combination of forging and hand fabricating. I love creating things that people want to touch, that move or seem to have a natural warmth of their own. With a variety of unusual pearls, precious stones, and fine gold and silver, I am able to accomplish my goal – elegant, finely crafted original jewelry of the highest quality. Items that are unique, yet wearable. My ultimate compliment is when a customer returns and wants another piece, or something special for a friend or loved one. My hope is for the buyer to find a personal connection to my work, and to feel as great about wearing the jewelry as I feel about making it."
Mary received a B.F.A. in Art Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and continued her technical education with classes at Penland School of Crafts and a specialists’ degree in Professional Crafts Jewelry from Haywood Community College near Asheville. In 2003 she was accepted as a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, an honor she values as recognition of her artistry. Presently, Her work is sold in galleries both local and national. She has also been selected to participate in juried art shows and delights in the personal opportunity to see her jewelry appreciated and enjoyed by her customers.
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." — Leonardo Da Vinci
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