David Urso's highly sophisticated resin and sterling silver jewelry is a visual feast of color, form and surface. The work is characterized by sensual organic shapes and a painterly use of hand-tinted resins, which are applied in solids and patterns. His signature collection is created by experimenting with natural herbs and spices such as poppy seed, ginger, espresso and dill. He uses the dried minced plants as pigment, sometimes combining them with pastels, and mixing them directly into clear resin. The resulting color range is vibrant, earthy, and beautifully textured. Recently Mr. Urso has created faux stones by imbedding toile fabric or pieces of paper with images under the resin and setting them in silver. This collection calls to mind cameo's and vintage jewelry, both intimate and unusually precious. As always each piece is entirely handmade in his studio in Ulster County, New York.

High Falls, NY

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