Research

Theresa Nguyen Research

Inspiration

As a silversmith artist Theresa Nguyen loves the creative process of designing and making an object for the first time. She desires that  a finished piece should feel like a beautifully composed piece of music able to be spiritually uplifting, emotionally stirring, inspiring and beautiful.

She is motivated by a sense of wonder about the world around her and her hope is that she will be able to draw from the incredible magic of creation and be able to somehow capture a little of its essence in her work.

Silver has the ability to capture many different emotions, always challenging and extending the boundaries of her creativity, she seeks to make pieces in which I hope to convoy a sense of organic form. incorporating sensuous surfaces, creative movement and flow.

In order for her to capture the beauty of the world, she masters different techniques such as soldering and fold forming.

Why Silver?

Silver is such an attractive metal to work with. Nguyen says it is exceptionally beautiful, and catches the light beautifully. It has wonderful tactile qualities and it is a metal with great charisma. Silver is such a robust and enduring material that is malleable enough to allow her to fully express her creative vision, Silver is simply magic.

Approch

She uses sketches and models and 3d models, and at other times works directly with the metal and allows the metal to evoke and take shape and form organically.

Focus on Work

She has an ongoing appreciation of nature. She has found herself drawing from what she finds in the natural world and expressing that vision in objects so that people can enjoy them and form their own connection with nature.

Here are some more of her works that are my favorites.