-Michael Good 1981 Aerodynamic Twisted Ear Drops Earrings In 18Kt Yellow Gold
Aerodynamic pair of earrings designed by Michael Good.
A beautiful and elegant pair of aerodynamic dangle earrings, created by the American goldsmith and artist jeweler Michael Good, back in the 1985. These earrings has been crafted with free twisted shapes in yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. They are fitted on top with concealed French hooks for pierced ears.
Weight: 7.95 grams (5.12 Dwt).
Measures: 63 mm by 16 mm (2.48 by 0.63 inch).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "M. GOOD .750 S".
Michael Good
His name is synonymous with anticlastic raising, has developed and expanded the definition of jewelry and metalsmithing to sculptural forms that are a natural extension of the human form. Michael Good spent his youth in both the US and Europe. In the late 50s he moved to NYC where he worked as a social activist. It was in NYC that he started working with a sculptor who taught him some very rudimentary metalsmithing skills. In 1969, Michael and his wife, Karen, moved with their son “back to nature” to a minuscule town in northeast, Maine. They spent several years logging, clamming, and any other odd jobs possible to make a living, while at the same time, Michael continued to work on jewelry. In 1977, he took a workshop with Heikki Seppa, a Finnish metalsmith who showed him the basic techniques of putting a compound curve into a sheet of metal (like a saddle form). Michael was fascinated with the process and figured out how to continue forming the curve into a tube. From 1981–1986, he won several prestigious awards, including Intergold, Diamonds Today, and Diamonds International. This laid the foundation for a long career designing jewelry and sculpture using the now well-known technique of Anticlastic Raising. Michael has shown his work in both jewelry stores and galleries since the early 1980s. Over the past several years, he has concentrated his efforts on a more limited number of elite stores, as well as his own gallery located in Rockport, Maine. (Michael Good gallery with thanks.)
Exhibitions
Participate in 1997 American Jewelry Design Council Members Exhibition, National Metals Museum, Memphis, Tennessee. 1995 Aspects, Group Show, Studio of Wilhelm Buchert, Rodenbeck, Germany. 1994–1996 AJDC Mona Lisa Project Cube Project Wheel Project. 1993 & 1984 One Man Show, Concepts - Carmel, California. 1992 Biennial Art & Jewelry Exhibition - Studio of Bernd Munsteiner - Stipshausen, Germany. 1992 Gallery Opening, Gallery Aurus - Paris, France. 1987 One Man Show Jewelry & Sculpture, Bijou tier Michaud - Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 1986–1996 Jewel Noel, Orchestra Fundraiser - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1986 American Art to Wear, Museum Benefit - Lubbock, Texas. 1986 Fresno Art Center Invitational, Fresno, California. 1985–1987 American Jewelry now.
Literature: Michael Good, Michael Good Jewelry Sculpture, Michael Good Designs Edition 2017, for similar models illustrated.
Collateral: These earrings are accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of these earrings are excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the gold. This pair has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: E040824TENJ/.1911
