INTRODUCING DEBORRAH DAHER
INTRODUCINGDEBORRAH DAHER
DEBORRAH DAHER
Based in St Louis, Missouri, Deborrah Daher was originally a painter and ceramic artist and fell in love with the art of jewellery making in 1980; bringing with her an appreciation for color and texture. Her jewellery is hand made in precious metals using techniques that include forging, carving, and enamelling. With an unerring eye for balance, she incorporates silver, shibuichi, gold, pearls, gemstones, and vitreous enamel.
Her work is an exploration of unusual beauty, of balance, of growth cycles. It expresses what can be found in things often overlooked or taken for granted, the idea that transcendence is in what’s common and small, that awareness and appreciation creates a mysterious and strange beauty. Interested in the structure of self-renewal and flowing balance, each piece is a moment caught between movements.
“My work is elegant and direct, resulting in contemporary jewellery with a powerful presence, illustrating the unfailing beauty of life.” Deborrah Daher.
Cover image: Stacked BroochImage right: Deborrah Daher, 2015
Cactus Brooch10 x 3 x 1 cms22ct yellow gold, silver, enamel, copper, boulder opal£1195
Shapes Brooch 39 x 5 x 0.5 cms
silver, enamel, copper£525
Summer Rain Brooch6.5 x 5 x 1.5 cms
18ct yellow gold, silver, enamel, copper, peridot£655
Shapes Brooch 48 x 6 x 0.5 cms14ct yellow gold, silver, enamel, copper £565
Sky Necklace62 cms circumferencesilver, enamel, copper
£535
Sea Necklace82.5 cms circumferencesilver, enamel, copper£350
Deborrah Daher working in her studio in St Louis, Missouri, 2015
Spring Storm Necklace66 cms circumference14ct yellow gold, silver, enamel, copper £540
Stacked Brooch7.5 x 5 x 1 cmssilver, enamel, copper, citrine, moss agate£975
Shape Brooch 17.5 x 4.5 x 1 cms
silver, enamel, copper£530
Deborrah Daher’s studio, St Louis, Missouri
Hurricane Brooch4.5 x 6 x 0.5 cms18ct yellow gold, silver, enamel, copper£535
Shapes Brooch 57.5 x 3.5 x 0.3 cms
silver, enamel, copper£530
Flood Brooch5 x 5.5 x 0.5 cmssilver, enamel, copper, raw peridot£460
Spring Day Necklace84 cms circumferencesilver, enamel, copper£350
Shapes Brooch 67.5 x 4.5 x 2 cmssilver, enamel, copper£530
Tornado Brooch4.5 x 5.5 x 1 cms
22ct yellow gold, Mexican fire opal, Japanese Kasumi pearl, silver, enamel, copper
£1140
Summer Day Necklace82.5 cms circumference
silver, enamel, copper£350
Published by The Scottish Gallery to coincide with the exhibitionIntroducing Deborrah Daher3 July 1 August 2015
Photographs of Deborah Daher and her studio taken by Eve Daher Kinsella.
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