Terry Thompson Jewelry

Terry Thompson Jewelry Original hand fabricated sterling silver jewelry People have adorned their bodies with jewelry since prehistoric times.

Today, jewelry is a major accessory, very personal, and appreciated as an expression of the wearer's self. Metal jewelry is a fashion icon whether it is gold, silver, copper, or a combination of these and other metals. Adorning metal has been a practice since ancient times. Whether it be with precious or semiprecious stones, or found objects, decorating the metal has been a constant practice. I ap

preciate every era of jewelry and take inspiration from it. Cloisonne is a process of transforming a piece of metal by placing wires on a prepared metal surface in a desired pattern, filling the wires with powdered glass by various processes, firing the piece in a kiln between each layer, then grinding and polishing the piece to the desired sheen. A personal "gem" has then been created, and is usually set into a metal setting fabricated to compliment the "gem". In my silver fabrication I use a gem, whether semi-precious, found object or cloisonne "gem" to guide my design process. Ideas often come from a culture, nature and whimsy.

I’ll be teaching a copper hinged bracelet class July 27 through August 31 on Monday afternoons from 1 to 4. The hinges ...
06/11/2026

I’ll be teaching a copper hinged bracelet class July 27 through August 31 on Monday afternoons from 1 to 4. The hinges let the bracelet wrap comfortably around the wrist. The size and design of the bracelet will be determined by the student. It can be roller printed, etched, have components soldered, riveted, etc. to the sections, your choice. Make it fit you or a special person. Copper and necessary tools will be in the supply kit. Hope to see you there!

The manager at my bank just lost her precious pup “Bubba” and asked me if I did memorial jewelry. Well I hadn’t but sa...
06/10/2026

The manager at my bank just lost her precious pup “Bubba” and asked me if I did memorial jewelry. Well I hadn’t but said I’d try . My first experience, a new technique and a learning experience. Bubba had very fine curly fur, and was a little bit of a challenge. She loved the ring.

Rough nugget amethyst earring commissions for a lovely lady I met at NCMA exhibition. She and her husband were wearing ...
05/30/2026

Rough nugget amethyst earring commissions for a lovely lady I met at NCMA exhibition. She and her husband were wearing such gorgeous Native American jewelry that I had to comment. We seldom see authentic pieces here and it was a rare treat. (I am from Colorado and love this genre.)Conversation led to jewelry making and viola!

The Pullman Arts Center jewelry challenge wrapped up on Saturday the 18th. Participants included experienced teachers t...
04/20/2026

The Pullman Arts Center jewelry challenge wrapped up on Saturday the 18th. Participants included experienced teachers to students and newbies.It was a challenge to use odds and ends given to us to incorporate into jewelry. The odds and ends included Chinese play money, a monopoly piece, Mexican lottery ticket, beads, mahjong tile, etc. I decided to use copper as my base. The fan used the play money, and beads; bar necklace used the steel swan;bracelet the brass strip; pin used the aluminum honeycomb and a flower; Milagros used the lotto card, copper chain, canon monopoly, beads; the Chinese “lock” design used a bit of tin and mahjong tile. I was definitely out of my comfort zone and loved designing completely new jewelry. Everyone did exceptional work. Stay tuned to next years challenge!

At the Pullen Arts jewelry challenge all members, instructors and students were invited to participate. These artists r...
04/19/2026

At the Pullen Arts jewelry challenge all members, instructors and students were invited to participate. These artists range from experienced to newbies. Their design esthetics took them to experiment with all the odds and ends presented to them to include in their work. It was so exciting to see how each of them approached the challenge and achieved such lovely results. Kiersten Bowser, Jason Hucking, Jeffrey Liston, Ndidi Kowalczyk, Chris Goforth and Emily Malpass gave me permission to post their results. Pullen Art Center is a wonderful place to expand your creativity. Spread the word and encourage everyone to try something new.

These are some of my idea sketches for the Pullen Art Center’s jewelry challenge. We were given a box of small objects ...
03/31/2026

These are some of my idea sketches for the Pullen Art Center’s jewelry challenge. We were given a box of small objects to include in our pieces. Some metal odd and ends, beads, pictures, a large glass bead, paper money, etc.. so, really out of my usual design esthetic, of gemstones in Sterling Silver. An interesting challenge and fun to create new designs out of surprises. Stay tuned as the deadline is April 15, when I’ll show you the final pieces.😊

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