0628784057
Samrichard@me.com
375 ave d’Aix, Saint Canadet, 13610, Le Puy Ste Reparade
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Website: SamTaylorCreations.com
I am an artist who mainly works with metal. Since school and from a very young age, I have devoted my time to creation. I have experimented with different materials such as glass, ceramics, wood, and stone, before focusing on metal. I first started with contemporary jewelry before opening myself up to the possibilities of larger objects through ironwork.
Experience
• Artist Creator, Sam Taylor Creations, France
2016 – present
Apprenticeship in ironwork, then making pergolas, staircases, furniture, etc. to refine my skills. I now focus on creating design objects and sculptures.
• Jewelry Creation, France
2000 – present
Creation of silver jewelry with precious and semi-precious stones, stone carving in jade and bone (New Zealand culture). Private sales, exhibitions at the Aix-en-Provence tourist office, sales in shops in Marseille.
• Artist’s Assistant, Gideon Graetz, Sculptor, Florence, Italy
1999 – 2000
Finishing work on metal sculptures and on wax objects for the foundry.
• Jeweler at Moonlight
1998 – 1999
Jewelry making and finishing on wax models at the Moonlight workshop in Florence, Italy.
• Work for John Edgar, Stone Sculptor, NZ
1996 – 1998
Stone carving (jade, granite, basalt, etc.). Assisted with exhibition installations.
Education
• SEPR Lyon, jewelry and stone setting training, 2014 – 2015
• Contemporary jewelry training, Florence, Italy, 2012
• Ironwork internship at Prunaretty, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 2000
• Diploma in jewelry, UNITECH, 1994 – 1998
Skills
Design and fabrication in glass, ceramics, metal, wood, and stone.
