I'm flattered to be included in this amazing lineup of local designers at this year's Holiday Fashion Market in Almonte's Carriageway Studio. Saturday, November 19th 11am - 5pm Carriageway Studios 65 Mill Street, Almonte ON Featuring local designers: Stephanie Davis @sdavisdesigns Nature's Hum @natureshumclothing Duffield Design @duffield_design Chayle Jewellery @chaylejewellery
The Ottawa Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to its first-ever large-scale Art Market! For two days OAG will transform into an art market featuring more than 30 makers of all kinds! From mixed media art, prints, ceramics, and jewelry to confections and preserves there is something for everyone. ...
Written by Chayle Cook For NSCAD University seminar "Jewellery of Ancient Cultures" 2010. ... It is difficult to define and quantify the functions of pre-historic jewellery because there is no written record from the people of that time. It is difficult to know for sure what the intent and functions of...
Gallery 200The School of Dance200 Crichton Street, Ottawa Exhibition Dates:April 30th - June 6th, 2017 Please join me for the opening reception of"BRANCHWORKS" on Sunday, April 30th from 2-4pm! “Branchworks” features new pieces from a family trio of artists. The works presented here explore the aesthetics of fractal growth patterns...
Artist Goldsmith, Chayle Cook, shares her inspirations and passion for metalsmithing and jewellery making in her interview with the Ottawa Jewellery Collective. Why did you choose jewellery? I initially went to art school at NSCAD University in Halifax with the idea to take design, but in my first year I...
"COURAGE, MY LOVE" The bold & elegant forms of the "Courage" Collection are inspired by the vibrant and courageous women in my life. COURAGE Vibrant, Loving, and Brave I remember these things when I think of the beautiful women who are and have been part of my life. The...
Custom Design This flowing wedding band is custom designed to curve around the finger and be paired with the client's beautiful pearl engagement ring. To accent the beauty of the pearl, I designed a specialty tool to create a soft "sandstone" texture on the 14K yellow gold. The luster of this effect is heightened by the...
I have a love for the geometry in nature – it's growth patterns and chaotic structure. It is a challenge to capture this, but in searching I have begun to purify and distill the beauty of each angle and line. This year I was honoured to create the engagement ring...
This spring I returned to Estonia for a 6 week internship with jewellery artist and professor Tanel Veenre. I helped him prepare the final pieces for his international exhibition in Schmuck 2014, Munich. (SOLOƧ: never odd or even Tanel's exhibition was a duo with a jewellery artist, Märta Mattsson, from Sweden.) The...
These platinum and Canadian diamond rings were once another ring. This renewed design is a set of rings which stack together, like overlapping branches, to created a dynamic range of ways to wear them and beautiful negative spaces. Using the client's recycled platinum and diamonds, I remodelled her original...
Interview with Chayle Cook: Designer of the Perfect Complement Earring Disks Photo by Dante A. Penman As the designer of Mejuri’s current top-selling piece, The Perfect Complement, we had the pleasure of interviewing Chayle Cook to learn more about her interests and hobbies, the inspiration behind her pieces, and how she got her...
Interview with Jewelum: Modern Jewelry Jewelum: What is your most favourite tool? I have this favourite hammer that I modified for my silversmithing pieces and I love the look of it’s marks and how well I know it’s effect on the metal. But if I could call my hands a...
