Jeff and Judy Goodwin will be Featured Artists at the Arkansas Craft Gallery May 19 from 10-5. Their colorful porcelain jewelry has been extremely popular with Gallery visitors for years. The Goodwins are from Huntsville, Arkansas. Judy has been involved in ceramics since high school and worked as a potter and jeweler. After apprenticing together with a ceramicist in 1997, they created Daaman Jewelry.
“We have always found enjoyment working in clay, specifically colored porcelains.” They began by experimenting with the Japanese process known as nerikomi, which begins with mixing the porcelain clay. Stains are added to make over 35 colors that are layered into loaves or blocks using their designs. “Judy and I create our designs using our imaginations aided by nature with lots of color for inspiration. A computer drawing program is used to work with our designs before they are created in the clay. It has become a great designing tool that allows use of our colors in unlimited variations.”
All the rich depth of colors found in their designs are from the colored porcelains. No paints, colored glazes or under glazes have been added. They use 24-carat gold wire, semi-precious stones and fresh water pearls as embellishments to their jewelry.
They travel for art shows throughout the year and are regulars at the Fall War Eagle Fair. They have work in galleries in New York, Michigan, California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
