Description
Gogo Ferguson is an artist with a unique perspective on nature. The intricacies and detail of natural forms whether they be from flora and fauna or bones and shells, have inspired her to transform their unique designs into wearable art as well as home accessories. Patterns in the sand, the spiral of the inside of a conch, the intricate shape of a rattlesnake vertebra, armadillo shell or shark vertebra are all honored in her designs. The use of nature for adornment and enjoyment in ones life is a tradition embraced and passed down in many cultures for thousands of years. Gogo’s life on Cumberland Island Georgia, home to her family for six generations, has gifted her with an insatiable sense of wonder and respect for her natural surroundings. Through the wisdom of her Grandmother, she was trained early on to recognize the infinite beauty of the natural world around her. Throughout her travel around the world and in the simplest of cultures she has found a common thread of incorporating nature into ones life. Gogo and her family have chosen to split their time between Cumberland Island Martha’s Vineyard and San Miguel De Allende. Three havens of beauty which continue to inspire her line of jewelry and home accessories.
Awards: Gogo’s use of bones shells, plants cast in gold and silver are true works of art. The High Museum of Art (Atlanta GA twinned with the Louvre Paris) honors her regularly with exhibitions of her Jewelry and recognition of her contributions to the arts in Georgia. Other milestones include designing John & Carolyn Kennedy’s wedding rings, inclusion into presidential collections and gifts to Heads of State & First Ladies of the G-8 summit attendees, the ATL Olympics and members of the I-YPO
Products: The method of casting Gogo Jewelry is through a process of lost wax. Lost wax castings have been used for centuries, as none of the intricacies and details of the object are lost. The details from the natural forms that are used in her Jewelry are completely preserved in this process and the transformation from the wild to the finished product cast in gold silver or alpaca not only retains the integrity of its natural beauty, it takes it to a new level of adornment
