ARTIST STATEMENT

 

"From an early age I believed that stones and minerals had unique energetic qualities, but with a lot of conflicting information available, I never knew what or who to believe. A few years ago I ran across reliable information on the subject and my interest piqued. A friend of mine then introduced me to a Reiki healer who turned out to be very gifted in many ways. She not only helped me realize what energy minerals have, she has helped me understand that the design of a piece will bring a lot of energy to the wearer when made with dedication to spiritual principals. She has helped me understand how to make jewelry that maximizes the effects and enhances the gifts that gems have to offer.

When I sit down at the bench to start a new piece, I don’t start with an idea of what the piece will be for. That emerges by its own volition. It is often from the shape and design of the whole piece that the energy develops. The stone then enhances this with its own inherent qualities. Sometimes the stone dictates the energy, and the shape of the piece then follows."

 

Raymond Brown has been making jewelry for 30 years. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of jewelry design from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and he worked for Michael Bondanza and other designers after graduation. He currently resides in Tucson, AZ

He has been interested in esoteric knowledge since he was a teenager living on Long Island in New York. He has studied Numerology extensively, and has given lectures, taught classes and given private instruction on the subject.

He has recently been able to combine his interest in jewelry and esoteric wisdom by an  acquaintance with a gifted healer whose intuitive perception of the unique energy in stones, metals, specific designs, shapes, symbols etc has allowed him to make jewelry that heals and transforms peoples spiritual, mental, emotional and physical lives in a way that is highly personal to each individual.

 

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