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Where Art & Community Meet
Michael Scott Kenney
Artist Statement
My grandfather was a rockhound. It is an uncurable disease that compels a person to travel and search for interesting rocks, and to spend endless hours slicing and shaping the rocks into gemstones to set in jewelry settings. He passed it on to me. Beginning when I was nine, Grampa taught me stonecutting techniques that I still use today. In school, I learned metalsmithing so I could create my own designs to compliment the gemstones I cut. After all this time I still love the excitement of cutting open a rock to discover the colors and patterns within it, and then to shape a gemstone from what nature created. I then have the honor of designing precious metal settings to compliment the stones, creating pieces of wearable art.
Artist Medium(s)
Jewelry
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Artist Bio
Michael studied Art and Science on college. In 1976 Michael began his career as a jewelry designer forming a Co-operative Gallery with friends on the Oregon coast. In 1981 Michael moved to the Olympic Peninsula where he opened The Dragon�s Hoard Gallery. Eventually buying a building in downtown Port Angeles for his Gallery, Michael continued to feature local art and to offer custom jewelry services for his customers. While in Port Angeles, Michael was the driving force behind the Art on the Town project, bringing Sculpture to the Port Angeles city walkways. Michael moved to Vashon in 2008 and continues to produce and share his unique jewelry.