Old Blood Jewelry & Wears

OUR STORY

OLD BLOOD JEWELRY AND WEARS WAS STARTED IN 2012 BY MORGAN JAMISON. A 2009 GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS JEWELRY/METALS PROGRAM, I HAVE BEEN MAKING JEWELRY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. IT STARTED BY PICKING UP TREASURES ON THE GROUND AS A CHILD AND WEARING THEM, AND IN A SENSE, THAT'S STILL HOW IT REMAINS...THE FASCINATION WITH THE THINGS I SEE AND PLACES I FIND.

I SEE JEWELRY AND THE THINGS YOU CHOOSE TO CARRY ON THE BODY AS MORE THAN JUST AN EXPRESSION OF IDENTITY AND AS A MAKER, I SEE THE THINGS WE CREATE AS MORE THAN JUST AN ART FORM. IT IS A HUMAN IMPULSE AND IT IS JUST AS OLD AS WE ARE. EVEN WHEN WE ARE MAKING SOMETHING NEW, THE NEED WE ARE ANSWERING IS AN OLD ONE.

I MAKE JEWELRY WITH THE INTENTION OF EMPOWERING THE WEARER AND CAPTIVATING A VIEWER. I EMPLOY MANY PROCESSES AND MATERIALS IN MY WORK, RARELY DOES A PIECE HAVE JUST ONE PROCESS EMPLOYED OR MATERIAL USED. COLOR, CONTRAST AND TEXTURES FIGURE HIGHLY INTO MY AESTHETIC AND DESIGN DECISIONS.