A Call to Nature

Ann Jenkins is a jewelry designer living in Bar Harbor, Maine. She collects natural objects from her garden, neighborhood and travels and then frames them beautifully in precious metal. Sparse, soft and subtle. Her jewelry reliquaries left me wanting more. How about you?

"My current work has developed from an exploration of the vast richness of the natural world. Leaves, shells, stones, seeds, bones become the jewels in a wearable piece intended as an object of contemplation. Each fragment is remarkable. All are connected by systems and relationships that underlie the importance of the natural world on our lives and spirits."