Gallery of Jewellery and Metal: Andrew Goss

These photographs represent a small portion of the jewellery and metalwork that I do. The ones shown here are one of a kind pieces, often designed and made for special exhibitions or commissions, or part of series pieces. To see what work I have available for sale please go to my shop page. I also have a web site for a new project, Concrete + Metal, showing recently completed pieces using concrete or cement.



Dragonfly Necklace:
Acetate, polyester, sterling, 2010. ©Andrew Goss
"Images of dragonfly wings were printed on acetate and laminated in polyester. The four central pieces are etched sterling."



Brass Bracelets:
Brass bracelets, roller printed, 2008. ©Andrew Goss
"Series of bracelets, roller printed with textures, distorted, rolled edges, patinated."



Binary Bracelet:
Sterling silver, etched, 2005. ©Andrew Goss
"This bracelet is a contemporary version of an ID bracelet, only all the letters and numbers (representing a name and birthdate) are translated into binary code."



Hanging Boat:
Bronze, concrete, copper, gold leaf, cellulose acetate, nylon, patina, 2005. ©Andrew Goss
"This small (10 cm X 10 cm) wall piece is made from a small cast concrete boat form that has been gold-leafed on the inside. It hangs from fishing line, suspended on copper rods. The frame is bronze, etched with a photograph of a water surface."



Opal Ring:
Sterling silver, opals, portland cement, 1996. ©Andrew Goss
"This ring was made for an exhibition titled Precious Intentions. Opals are buried (hidden) in the portland cement, which has been poured into a sterling silver bezel. No one knows the opals are there except the wearer. For me the concept and the design (form) are what give a piece value, not the arbitrary value of a material. I have also made a pendant similar to this in which five diamonds are buried."



Bowl Form:
Brass, patina, maple wood, gold leaf 41 X 30 X 7cm. ©Andrew Goss
"The bowl form is flat brass that has one straight fold in it. It is held upright by a piece of maple wood (cut with an axe) which pierces the brass. The brass and the wood are held together by a single metal pin. It gives one answer to the question: what is a container?"



Two Bronze Bracelets:
Bronze, forged and filed, brush finish. ©Andrew Goss
"I'm aiming for simplicity in these bracelets. They are made from a commercial bronze that is used in architectural applications, and are simply sawn and filed from stock that is about 3 mm thick. The finish is wire brushed. I have done other variations of these bracelets in both bronze and sterling silver."



Two Fused Ridge Pins:
Sterling silver, fused and constructed. 3 in (7.5 cm) long. ©Andrew Goss
"Fusing as a technique has fascinated me ever since I started making jewellery. In one sense it is a mistake: it damages the sterling silver by making it more porous. In another sense, it frees the jeweller from the normal intransigence of metal, its resistance to be formed. Just below its melting point, sterling silver has what is called a slush phase, and at this red-heat it can be molded much like clay and lines can be impressed into the surface."



Marine Ridge Pin:
Sterling silver, fused and constructed. 3 in (7.5 cm) long. ©Andrew Goss
"This pin is also fused sterling silver. Technical exploration can be a source of creative inspiration. The two parts of the shell form were fused together, then I added the tail."

Slot Box 1: Concrete, copper, patina, gold leaf, 1996. 9 in (23 cm) high. ©Andrew Goss "I made two box-like forms for an exhibition called Box at Du Verre Gallery in Toronto; this is the first. The concrete is cast in a mold, with the forged copper wire legs cast in place. I wasn't intending the animal references but the legs make them unavoidable."

Slot Box 2:
Concrete, copper, patina, gold leaf, 1996. About 6 in (23 cm) high. ©Andrew Goss
"This is the second box-like form for the Box exhibition. Again the concrete was cast in a mold, but with only one wire piercing the form. It can stand in many positions, tilted as shown, or upright and symmetrical, with the opening at the top, or at the side. I like the tension of the mass of concrete resting on the single point, and the contrast between the preciousnesss of the gold leaf and the roughness of the concrete."



HTML3 Bracelet:
Bronze, April, 1997. ©Andrew Goss
"This is HTML code etched into bronze. The words talk abut the effect of computers on our lives. I heated the bronze to colour it, then polished the tops of the letters to make them clearer."


HTML4 Bracelet:
Sterling silver, April, 1997. ©Andrew Goss
"This is the same coding as before; the same ideas, but different materials. The sterling silver makes the piece more precious, but also hearder to read. The words become more like a texture, a decoration. I feel the bronze HTML3 bracelet is the most successful. These pieces were part of an exhibition entitiled 'Mouse Droppings' (about the impact of computers) at First Hand Gallery, Queen's Quay Terminal Building, Toronto."


Eye 2 Brooch, Eyes Like Fish:
Bronze, patina, June, 1997. ©Andrew Goss
"The eye shape interests me. It's the same form as a leaf, a mouth, and a fish, and it recurs in my work. I had just worked through a series of brooches using words and letters as texture, similar to the April bracelets above. These brooches became more decorative. I drew the patterns on the bronze with a resist ink and etched them."


Eye 3 Brooch, Eyes Are Like Leaves:
Bronze, patina, July, 1997. ©Andrew Goss
"I added written words to this one.I wanted complex texture that would reveal images and text."


Eye 6 Brooch, Mixed Tree:
Bronze, patina, July, 1997. ©Andrew Goss
"The idea started to grow that if leaves were like fish and eyes and mouths, these images could grow on trees. The next pin in the series was a fish tree (not shown)."

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If you would like to see work that is available for sale, check out my shop page. For my other concrete work, see the Concrete + Metal web site.

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Email: Andrew Goss
ag"AT"andrewgoss.com
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781 Second Avenue West, Owen Sound, Ont., N4K 4M2 Canada
Tel: (519)371-1857
Please note: all designs and photographs are protected by copyright.
Last image update: August 18, 2005

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