Unique Sterling Silver Pendants and Earrings and Jewelry

Stand out from the rest with unique silver jewelry from the exclusive Jim Garrick collection.  Jim is an artist that takes pride in style, intricate detail and superior craftsmanship. The distinctive silver pendants, silver earrings and other creations in his collection make a statement with their inspired design.  These magnificent pieces offer the opportunity to own a wearable silver sculpture created in a rare fashion.  Each piece is a masterful work of art, matchless in design and quality.  The entire line of Jim Garrick sterling silver jewelry is crafted from the finest .925 sterling silver available. Each design is completely unique and never mass-produced.

The Design Process

Each individual silver jewelry design is first rendered in legalized fossil walrus ivory.  The ivory is hand carved by Jim into a one-of-a-kind miniature sculpture of sorts.  The fossil walrus ivory that is used can be as much as thousands of years old and is the best medium for clarity in the jewelry design. The hand carving process is very time consuming, as most of Jim's silver pendants, silver earrings or other creations have a high degree of minute detail. Some of the miniature sculptures designed for silver jewelry can take up to a hundred  hours or more of detailed hand carving. 

Lost-wax Casting

After each individual design is rendered in ivory, it is then molded for the lost-wax casting process. The lost-wax casting process, also known by its French name of cire perdue refers to the ancient practice by which a metal is cast from an artist's sculpture, such as unique silver jewelry is cast from Jim's hand carved miniature ivory sculptures.  Wax is used along with the ivory carving to create the template for each piece of sterling silver jewelry.  The individual design is then cast in silver to create a custom made masterpiece.  Each individual design of unique silver jewelry in the Jim Garrick collection is created independently of other designs and is never mass-produced for a truly exceptional experience.

Silver Jewelry Designs

The outstanding selection of Jim Garrick jewelry, (including silver pendants, silver earrings and more) boasts a wide variety of bold yet tasteful themes.  The line has a range of styles to suit even the most discriminating tastes.  Some of Jim's unique silver jewelry designs carry a spiritual connotation or symbols of faith and courage.  Jewelry with a spiritual meaning suddenly becomes even more significant when it is fashioned from an irreplaceable ivory template. The Jim Garrick jewelry collection also boasts whimsical designs of fun and fantasy, as well as pieces inspired by nature and wildlife.  Other works have romantic themes and would make great gifts on anniversaries or other occasions, especially if it's custom made for that one-of-a-kind person.   Custom made, commissioned silver jewelry is available on an individual basis.  Contact Jim directly if you're interested in commissioning a piece of silver jewelry that's the only one of its kind in existence.