A Beautiful Ending - Necklace - by Kim Eric Lilot


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"A Beautiful Ending"

Necklace

Created by Kim Eric Lilot
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A Memento Mori necklace of interlocking white gold skeletal links with fabricated hinges and joinery. The wreath is fashioned from 24, 18 and 14karat white, green, red, royal and yellow golds. Bezel set with a dramatic 2.55ct Australian Black Fire Opal (origin: Cooper Peedy). Note the hidden Lentoid closure clasp. The inspiration for this necklace was a desire to create a primal tribute to all sentient beings and our shared brief yet significant existence. The narrative symbolism of the transitory beauty in the spring floral wreath and the ominous bookends that frame our existence should not be lost on anyone who appreciates this design.
Dimensions: 4.5cm H x 3.0cm W x 45.0cm L x 1.5cm D
This piece ships on or before: Mon, May 27, 2013
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About this Artist

Kim Eric Lilot

"Art is the search for understanding and expression. The awareness of our mortality (Memento Mori) reminds me to live, be in the moment and appreciate the preciousness of life. I strive to create dramatic narrative subjects of appreciation and expression with this spirit."

For third-generation jeweler Kim Eric Lilot, each piece is a stage on which the drama of the human condition plays out. He portrays intimate moments of humor, misery, ecstasy and anguish with the skills of a consumate goldsmith and the soul of a poet. This narrative approach to jewelry allows him to express diverse and intriguing points of view.

I get the greatest enjoyment from lost wax carving and casting techniques. These skills open up a limitless range of three dimensional, sculptural range of expression. Simultaneously I continue to employ the practical hand-working skills of traditional goldsmithing as well as enameling and stone setting. Knowledge of the properties of gems and minerals is also an enjoyable and necessary study.

1982-1985 Figurative sculpture study from Thomas Marsh 1977 Registered Jeweler/Gemologist. Gemological Institute of America. 1972 Journeyman Goldsmith/Gisellen. Kunst-Gewerbe Schule. Hamburg West Germany. 1968-1972 Formal Goldsmiths Apprenticeship/Lehrling. With the firm of Master Goldsmith Herbert Marquardt. Hamburg, West Germany. 1966-1968 Goldsmiths Apprenticeship. With the firm of Gordon & Hilmar Aatlo. San Francisco, Ca., USA.

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