Sydney Lynch

Artist's Statement
I grew up in rural Connecticut and moved west permanently after working at a school on the Navajo Reservation midway through college. I fell in love with the western landscape, and eventually completed my BFA in 1973 at the University of Colorado.

My jewelry combines bold, simple, sculptural shapes to create a dynamic of tension and balance. My design vocabulary derives from a wide range of sources which reflect my personal interests: the natural forms of rocks and seashells that I have collected since childhood, the lines and contours of landscapes where I have lived and traveled, the rich surfaces and intriguing shapes I find in weathered areas of the city. I am also interested in tribal and ancient jewelry that illustrates human curiosity about and need for arranging found objects in new, personal patterns. My jewelry refers to classical and primitive traditions while remaining distinctly contemporary.