Five Petals Neckpiece by Annie Grimes Williams

Jewelry

copper, enamel, sterling silver

liquid form white enamel with sgraffito designs, kiln and torch-fired

6 x 5 x 20 inch chain

Annie Grimes Williams is a native of North Carolina, and currently lives in Winston-Salem, NC. She works full time as a metalsmith, making work in her studio and traveling to exhibit in Craft Fairs as well as show work in galleries around the country. Annie is an exhibiting member of several regional craft guilds and serves on multiple boards for local art organizations. She also teaches metalsmithing and enameling workshops at Sawtooth School for Visual Art and as a visiting artist in studios around the Southeast.
When she is not in the studio, Annie enjoys spending time with her husband, 10 year old son, and dog exploring the outdoors at local parks and retreating to the beach whenever possible. Her love for nature can be seen in her work which often features nature-inspired forms, colors, and textures.

"I create one-of-a-kind wearable art jewelry inspired by natural patterns and textures, period design movements, and by color itself color.
I enjoy playing with organic vs geometric forms and creating unique and interesting color combinations.
I use traditional metalsmithing techniques, such as shell forming, piercing, and enameling as well as contemporary and experimental techniques like torch fired liquid enamels. Color is a prominent feature in my work, and I love creating color variations in different ways. I often use liquid form white enamel that I torch-fire, creating color variation based on enamel thickness and its reaction to heat. For these pieces, I include hand-drawn sgraffito designs, which are often my graphic interpretations of patterns found in nature, such as grasses blowing in the breeze or the pattern of oyster shells stacked up in a bed."