CALAMITY DUANE
Meet the artist.
CONTACT
dwbargar@hotmail.com 505.321.0650
I happily work in my little back yard studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
I'm a certified luthier and I have always enjoyed working on
restoring furniture and old homes from a young age. In the past couple of years I have begun to
create my own jewelry, starting with pieces made from old silver coins
and quickly blossoming into an array of items made primarily from
silver, using a range of traditional hand techniques.
I am sometimes amused by the bi-polar nature of my jewelry, some is quite rustic and rough and other times I enjoy creating very modern pieces that are defined by clean lines and simple shapes. Natural forms, architecture, and ethnographic jewelry are my primary inspiration.
My woodworking is primarily done by hand tools, many of which are over a century old that I have reconditioned for continuing use. I have an appreciation for a range of styles, but my work tends to follow the notion of less is more, in the vein of the shakers and the arts and crafts movement.
Besides creating things, I enjoy spending my time playing music, reading, traveling, going adventuring with my wife Flo, and playing with our three cats and two chickens !
I am sometimes amused by the bi-polar nature of my jewelry, some is quite rustic and rough and other times I enjoy creating very modern pieces that are defined by clean lines and simple shapes. Natural forms, architecture, and ethnographic jewelry are my primary inspiration.
My woodworking is primarily done by hand tools, many of which are over a century old that I have reconditioned for continuing use. I have an appreciation for a range of styles, but my work tends to follow the notion of less is more, in the vein of the shakers and the arts and crafts movement.
Besides creating things, I enjoy spending my time playing music, reading, traveling, going adventuring with my wife Flo, and playing with our three cats and two chickens !
CONTACT
dwbargar@hotmail.com 505.321.0650
Custom Work.
I will consider commissioned work, either woodwork or jewelry. Plus many of the designs that I create can be altered for size, function, or aesthetics. Though each piece of course is unique, I can recreate pieces quite similarly if need be. Please feel free to contact me with your inquiry.
I will consider commissioned work, either woodwork or jewelry. Plus many of the designs that I create can be altered for size, function, or aesthetics. Though each piece of course is unique, I can recreate pieces quite similarly if need be. Please feel free to contact me with your inquiry.
Silver Ginkgo Leaf Earrings
Blue Ribbon winners and Best of Show New Mexico State Fair 2011
Armored Silver Heart
Silver Ammonite Pendant