the golden barrel             phoenix, az

 
 
 

Throughout the years artists and jewelers have been inspired by the beauty found in nature.  It might be the splendor of a flower in bloom, or the way light dances on the rippled surface of a pond.  It seems the never-ending search:  to capture that beauty, communicate it, hold it, share it...


We hope to share with you jewelry designs both inspired and special.  The designers we represent stand apart as leaders in international contemporary jewelry design.  The craftsmanship is unparalleled and the quality of materials impeccable: 18 Karat Gold in 7 colors, 22 Karat Gold, 24 Karat Gold, Platinum and Surgical Steel. 


Here in Arizona we are lucky enough to have the pleasure of experiencing the beauty of one of nature’s great minimalists:  the cactus.  The cactus has evolved over the last 30 or 40 million years to become nature’s perfect example of “form follows function”.  We sometimes take these strange, spiny plants for granted out here in the Southwest, where they seem to grow like weeds.  Adapted to the harshest climates, cacti have become quite unique in appearance:


                             Reduced to the bare necessities, sometimes odd in shape...

                                                    and the blooms:  spectacular! 


                                          As you might find some of the jewelry here...



  



"It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic,

Of all things physical and metaphysical,

Of all things human and all things super-human,

Of all true manifestations of the head,

Of the heart, of the soul,

That the life is recognizable in its expression,

That form ever follows function.

This is the law.”                                            

                         

                                     Louis Henri Sullivan

                           

         Echinocactus grusonii - Golden Barrel