Patricia tschetter

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[edit] Modern Jewelry Designer

Patricia Tschetter is a fine jeweler known for modernizing ancient and classical techniques from classical Granulation and Reticulation, to Keum-boo. Tschetter alloys her own gold, oxidizes silver, and creates her own electrum. The ornate sensibility of her work resembles Etruscan jewelry and Byzantine art.

After studying with her mentor, renowned jewelry designer Jean Stark, and learning from masters of numerous jewelry techniques including Marilyn Nicholson, Doug Zaruba, Harold O’Connor, Tschetter began embracing challenging old-world techniques. Tschetter’s techniques include Granulation, Reticulation, and Korean Keum-boo.

Patricia Tschetter’s designer collections are available at The Works Gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Every piece in her designer jewelry collection is hand-made at Tschetter Studio in Dallas, Texas.

[edit] Achievements

The 2007 Saul Bell Design Awards sponsored by Rio Grande, announces Patricia Tschetter’s "Millefiore in Metal" necklace a finalist in the “Beads” category. This prestigious, industry-wide competition recognizes innovation and masterful skill in five categories of jewelry design. "Millefiore in Metal" is a stunning beaded necklace, casting the inherent beauty of Gold and Electrum. Exquisite and distinctive, Patricia Tschetter alloys her own Electrum, a material not commercially available. Beads are 22K Gold and Electrum, granulated with both metals. Winners will be announced in 2007.

Spring 2007 – 500 Earrings, published by Lark Books as part of the ‘500’ Series and juried by Alan Revere of the Revere Academy in San Francisco, features two designs from Tschetter Studios: ‘Process II’(2006) and ‘Untitled’(2005).

[edit] Socially-Conscious

Patricia Tschetter uses renewed gold as much as possible and works to raise public awareness about conflict diamonds to garner social and political pressure on the diamond industry to strengthen the Kimberly Certification Scheme.