JEN LESEA

We all have a happy place, the place where you just relax. Maybe hiking the mountains on a clear blue sky day. Or gazing at the stars on a clear evening. Or standing at the shoreline, soaking up the sun. Wherever your happy place is, Jen Lesea designs sterling silver and jewelry that connects you to your happy place, wherever you may be. She creates with a metalsmithing process called fusing. Each piece of sterling silver is hand-cut and carefully placed with tweezers onto a sterling silver base. Then with a little magic, a little luck, intense concentration and careful torch control, the piece is heated just before it completely melts. It's at this point that the pieces fuse to the base. This creates a unique look but also provides superior durability and texture to the piece. Then, using traditional metalsmithing techniques, each piece is finished by hand in her studio in Louisville, Colorado.