HAMMERHAND is the collaboration of husband and wife artists Hannes Garrett and Trilby VanDeusen. Together we have worked to create a line of jewelry that is designed to be strong bold and heavy yet comfortable enough to be worn everyday. Heavy gauge sterling silver wire is twisted and hammered to create our line of bracelets and chokers. We are partial to the idea of someone forming their own personal connection to a piece of jewelry. The highest of compliments comes when someone wears our jewelry until the metal has worn thin, like a favorite pair of shoes. We appreciate that with the purchase of this piece it will become a part of your life.

 
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Heavy gauge sterling silver wire is twisted and hammered to create our line of bracelets.  We allow the texture and color of the metal to be the primary focus of the piece.

We consider all of the jewelry we make to be permanent. Our jewelry with clasp closures, are not quite permanent; however we encourage all prospective buyers to wear these pieces as if they didn’t have clasp. Our intention is that you live in these bracelets. You will find them weighty yet comfortable. We trust you will discover that you’ll never want to take them off! We encourage people to wear them in sets to emphasize their impact.

Our jewelry is intended to be lived in.

  
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A Brief Artist Biography

bench shot.jpg (12581 bytes)An Arizona native, Hannes started making jewelry in 1974. Hannes Garrett is a true metalsmith at heart; a self taught silversmith, trained blacksmith, certified welder and freelance sculptor. Since 1986 Hannes has worked at Paolo Soleri’s bell foundry in Scottsdale, AZ. Currently he is the Head of the Foundries at Cosanti and Arcosanti. Hannes has mastered the technique of lost Styrofoam casting and taught dozens of apprentices the secrets of running a small sand foundry; working as technical advisor on many projects. He has always been partial to the idea of someone forming their own personal connection to a piece of jewelry and likes knowing that each piece becomes a part of his customer’s lives.

 

  
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photo credits: Jerry Anthony and Trilby VanDeusen