ROBIN KAHN
I began making jewelry after 27 years of teaching special education. Every child is an artist. Working with children, I've always dabbled in a spectrum of handicrafts but never had the gift of time to develop a passion for making jewelry until I retired.
A beading class and its setting, a bead store that dazzled, somehow unlocked an artist within. The process of fabricating a new piece still starts out with a vision of color, texture, and shape that inevitably evolves, each piece finding its own direction, until ultimately, the final design is revealed.
My interest at present is refining my skills in metalsmithing by using silver, copper and brass, creating pendants, bracelets and earrings. Enhancing these pieces with texture and patina is so gratifying and such fun! I’m also continuing to develop my technique with with torch and kiln-fired copper enamel.
I participate annually in the Little Spokane Artist Studio Tour and Christmas by the Creek in Spokane, Washington and the Sun City Oro Valley, Arizona annual Art Fair each November.
The last several years, I have attended the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, observing a motherlode of unique and beautiful pieces. In addition I've taken classes at the Tucson Gem Show through the Vivi Magoo Academy, at Tacoma Metal Arts, Rings and Things in Spokane, and lots of mentoring from fellow metalsmiths. In addition I teach torch fired copper enamel to fellow metalsmiths in Oro Valley, Arizona each winter. We are never too old to be challenged and learn new skills, which feeds my spirit and sends me back into the studio with a renewed zeal.
My jewelry can be found at The Confluence Gallery In Twisp, Washington, Elements in Joseph, Oregon, Sun City Oro Valley Silversmith Studio, The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho and Petroglyphs in Tucson, Arizona
