Frank Kudla - GUEST ARTIST - STUDIO #1

Artist Bio: Why do I make jewelry? Because it’s fun to make things that people love to wear, and I am good at it. I started making jewelry in 1968 at Indiana University. Since then, 16,000 pieces and 1000 art shows later, I’ve made a lot of people happy. Being formally trained, I work mostly in 14k gold in several colors, often with stones. I work in three methods: casting made from original patterns, forged metal shaped by hammer over anvils and stakes and lastly, assembled jewelry from sheet, rod and wire. I am now doing more work in silver.