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Don Kelley

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My jewelry is an expression of simplicity in motion as I sculpt fluid silver shapes grounded by stones into contemporary bold statements. My hands are guided and inspired by nature’s beauty in stones and the malleable silver.

I begin with ordinary vintage silver dinner forks. Without the use of heat, I “cold form” this material into simple clean lines that typically enfold natural stones. Semi-precious accent stones add balance.

With intuition, my hands expose designs that I believe were already there and ready to be discovered. For the most part I work without a design or preconception and let each piece reveal itself.

As a young boy I marveled at the tools my mother used in making simple sterling silver rings. Not allowed to touch or use these only made me want to use them more. Decades later I found “the box”. The rediscovery of these tools is when my passion took hold. Today I use these instruments every day. One particular pliers, that my mother used in the 1930's, today touches over 90% of every piece that comes out of my studio.

I love transforming something old into something new. But even more, when using a customer’s family piece of sterling. I love creating something meaningful that a daughter or granddaughter can wear. 



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OA Gallery

OA Gallery is the premier St. Louis gallery showcasing exceptional, contemporary, representational artwork by over thirty regionally, nationally and internationally recognized and award winning artists. 

OA Gallery is located in beautiful downtown Kirkwood, MO directly across the street from the train station.
​101A W Argonne Dr.  Kirkwood 63122


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​Wednesday 12-5
Thursday 12-5
Friday 12-5
Saturday 12-5


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