Jim Norton

Jim has a BA from the University of the South with an emphasis in printmaking and has always had an interest in jewelry and metaL In 1998, Jim began attending week long seminars at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. to study the art of enameling. After several enamel seminars, he decided to learn to fabricate his own original pieces. Jim began attending jewelry classes and in 2003 enrolled in the University of Georgia's program in Jewelry and Metalwork. He received an MFA in Jewelry and Metal in 2007. Jim specializes in Kumboo, where 24K Gold is fused to a Fine Silver surface. Designs, textures and patinas are all applied by hand. Jim sells his work at Arts and Crafts Festivals throughout the Southeast and Midwest as well as in selected Galleries throughout the country.