ABOUT DURANGO JEWELRY REPAIR,
D. ROBERT SMITH JEWELRY DESIGN STUDIO, LLC.
& D. ROBERT SMITH
WE DO ALL TYPES OF GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY REPAIRS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELERY REPAIR & RESTORATION, INLAY STONE REPLACEMENT, CUSTOM DESIGNED ITEMS, AND ONE OF A KIND WEARABLE ART TREASURES, WITH UNUSUAL GEMSTONES.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE RETAIL CLIENTS, TOH-ATIN GALLERY, DURANGO TRADING POST, LANKA BLUE, RAIN DANCE GALLERY, SORREL SKY GALLERY, AND OTHERS.
WITH OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE, WE CAN REPAIR YOUR BROKEN TO A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL HEIRLOOM, TO PASS DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION!
WE CURRENTLY HAVE RETAIL CLIENTS, TOH-ATIN GALLERY, DURANGO TRADING POST, LANKA BLUE, RAIN DANCE GALLERY, SORREL SKY GALLERY, AND OTHERS.
WITH OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE, WE CAN REPAIR YOUR BROKEN TO A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL HEIRLOOM, TO PASS DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION!
ABOUT THE ARTIST, D. ROBERT SMITH
WORKING IN THE SHOP 1999
D. ROBERT SMITH WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND IS A THIRD GENERATION ARTIST. HIS GRANDFATHER, SAMUEL CAMP, WAS A LANDSCAPE AND MURAL ARTIST AS WELL AS BEING ONE OF THE PREMIER MURAL & BILLBOARD ARTISTS IN THE WESTERN US IN THE 1920'S AND 30'S.
ROBERT'S MOTHER, H. IRENE SMITH, WAS A RENOWN WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE ARTIST AS WELL.
HIS FATHER, DONOVAN, WAS A WELDER, MECHANIC AND A CARPENTER, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL. IN ROBERT LEARNING WORK ETHICS AND THE HANDCRAFTING OF METALS, WOOD AND STONE.
FAMILY LINES
D. ROBERT SMITH HAS BLOODLINES FROM WELSH/IRISH, FRENCH, AND NATIVE AMERICAN BLOODLINES.
THE JOURNEY TO JEWELRY MAKING
ROBERT'S JEWELRY AND STONE CUTTING SKILLS STARTED IN 1961, WHEN A FRIEND OF HIS FATHERS', SHOWED HIM HOW TO CUT STONES. HE HAS TRIED MANY OTHER TRADES AS WELL AS MAKING JEWELRY, BUT ALWAYS RETURNED TO THOSE ROOTS.
ROBERT MADE JEWELRY AS A HOBBY/BUSINESS UNTIL 1972 WHEN HE BECAME INVOLVED WITH A FRIEND MAKING EARRINGS FOR WHOLESALE. HE ALSO MADE LIQUID SILVER AND OTHER NECKWARE DURING THIS PERIOD, SELLING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
ROBERT, IN THE MEANTIME HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS A SILVERSMITH, AND STARTED SHOWING ROBERT HOW TO SOLDER, FABRICATE AND FINISH JEWELRY. WITHIN NO TIME, ROBERT HAD A BENCH FULL OF TOOLS AND WAS MAKING SILVER AND GOLD RINGS WITH FIRE AGATE, TURQUOISE, AND OPALS.
IN 1978 ROBERT CLOSED THE LIQUID SILVER BUSINESS. THEN ROBERT BEGAN WORKING FOR A JEWELRY REPAIR SHOP OWNED BY MERLE STOOKEY AS AN APPRENTICE TO THE REPAIR AND CUSTOM TRADE.
IN THE EARLY 1980'S ROBERT HAD A "TO THE TRADE REPAIR SHOP" AND STILL CONTINUED TO MAKE JEWELRY FOR STORES, GALLERIES, AND INDIVIDUALS.
SOME OF THE COMPANIES AND STORES ROBERT DID WORK DURING THIS TIME WERE:
MICHAEL DURKEE, GEM 1, DANIEL'S JEWELERS, THE DIAMOND EXCHANGE (TUCSON OFFICE), JEWELERS SHOWROOM, JEWEL CHEST, ZALES, CHAPPARAL INDIAN STORES, LOJOLEE'S,
AND MANY MORE.
IN 1987, ROBERT MOVED TO SEDONA, ARIZONA AND SET UP SHOP THERE. DURING THIS TIME, ROBERT DID WORK FOR GARLAND'S INDIAN STORE, KOPAVI INTERNATIONAL, DEE MORRIS GALLERY, MARY RHOTON'S CANYON COLLECTION/MAY GALLERIES, TURQUOISE BUFFALO GALLERY, GALLERY FOREST, TURQUOISE TORTOISE/LANNING GALLERY, AND OTHERS.
DURING THIS TIME ROBERT ALSO MADE CUSTOM DESIGNS FOR ROBBY ROBINSSON OF THE ROCK BAND "RATT", ACTORS ALAN ARKIN AND LANCE HIENRIKSSON, AND LYN YARNELL OF SHIELDS AND YARNELL.
THEN IN 1998, IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE AND HE MOVED TO NEW MEXICO AND OPEN "GEMTIQUES GALLERY" FOR A SHORT TIME IN JEMEZ SPRINGS.
LOOKING FURTHER, IT WAS DECIDED THAT CHAMA, N.M. WOULD BE A BETTER VENUE FOR THE GALLERY. ROBERT OPERATED GEMTIQUES GALLERY UNTIL THE END OF 2003.
IN EARLY 2004, HE MOVED TO THE CURRENT LOCATION, DURANGO, COLORADO,
WHERE ROBERT SET UP A STUDIO .
HE CURRENTLY DOES JEWELRY REPAIR, CUSTOM DESIGN AND SHOWS HIS ART JEWELRY AT:
RAIN DANCE GALLERY IN DURANGO
TURQUOISE BUFFALO IN SEDONA , AZ.
DURANGO TRADING POST IN DURANGO, CO.
JESSY'S GEMS IN VINTON, IA.
AND THE BLARNEY STONE IN SOUTH FORK COLORADO
D. ROBERT SMITH IS LIVING & CREATING ART IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY, ENJOYING THE HOBBIES OF ARCHEOLOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY, HIKING, AND JUST "SEEING WHERE THAT ROAD GOES!"
ROBERT'S MOTHER, H. IRENE SMITH, WAS A RENOWN WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE ARTIST AS WELL.
HIS FATHER, DONOVAN, WAS A WELDER, MECHANIC AND A CARPENTER, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL. IN ROBERT LEARNING WORK ETHICS AND THE HANDCRAFTING OF METALS, WOOD AND STONE.
FAMILY LINES
D. ROBERT SMITH HAS BLOODLINES FROM WELSH/IRISH, FRENCH, AND NATIVE AMERICAN BLOODLINES.
THE JOURNEY TO JEWELRY MAKING
ROBERT'S JEWELRY AND STONE CUTTING SKILLS STARTED IN 1961, WHEN A FRIEND OF HIS FATHERS', SHOWED HIM HOW TO CUT STONES. HE HAS TRIED MANY OTHER TRADES AS WELL AS MAKING JEWELRY, BUT ALWAYS RETURNED TO THOSE ROOTS.
ROBERT MADE JEWELRY AS A HOBBY/BUSINESS UNTIL 1972 WHEN HE BECAME INVOLVED WITH A FRIEND MAKING EARRINGS FOR WHOLESALE. HE ALSO MADE LIQUID SILVER AND OTHER NECKWARE DURING THIS PERIOD, SELLING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
ROBERT, IN THE MEANTIME HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS A SILVERSMITH, AND STARTED SHOWING ROBERT HOW TO SOLDER, FABRICATE AND FINISH JEWELRY. WITHIN NO TIME, ROBERT HAD A BENCH FULL OF TOOLS AND WAS MAKING SILVER AND GOLD RINGS WITH FIRE AGATE, TURQUOISE, AND OPALS.
IN 1978 ROBERT CLOSED THE LIQUID SILVER BUSINESS. THEN ROBERT BEGAN WORKING FOR A JEWELRY REPAIR SHOP OWNED BY MERLE STOOKEY AS AN APPRENTICE TO THE REPAIR AND CUSTOM TRADE.
IN THE EARLY 1980'S ROBERT HAD A "TO THE TRADE REPAIR SHOP" AND STILL CONTINUED TO MAKE JEWELRY FOR STORES, GALLERIES, AND INDIVIDUALS.
SOME OF THE COMPANIES AND STORES ROBERT DID WORK DURING THIS TIME WERE:
MICHAEL DURKEE, GEM 1, DANIEL'S JEWELERS, THE DIAMOND EXCHANGE (TUCSON OFFICE), JEWELERS SHOWROOM, JEWEL CHEST, ZALES, CHAPPARAL INDIAN STORES, LOJOLEE'S,
AND MANY MORE.
IN 1987, ROBERT MOVED TO SEDONA, ARIZONA AND SET UP SHOP THERE. DURING THIS TIME, ROBERT DID WORK FOR GARLAND'S INDIAN STORE, KOPAVI INTERNATIONAL, DEE MORRIS GALLERY, MARY RHOTON'S CANYON COLLECTION/MAY GALLERIES, TURQUOISE BUFFALO GALLERY, GALLERY FOREST, TURQUOISE TORTOISE/LANNING GALLERY, AND OTHERS.
DURING THIS TIME ROBERT ALSO MADE CUSTOM DESIGNS FOR ROBBY ROBINSSON OF THE ROCK BAND "RATT", ACTORS ALAN ARKIN AND LANCE HIENRIKSSON, AND LYN YARNELL OF SHIELDS AND YARNELL.
THEN IN 1998, IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE AND HE MOVED TO NEW MEXICO AND OPEN "GEMTIQUES GALLERY" FOR A SHORT TIME IN JEMEZ SPRINGS.
LOOKING FURTHER, IT WAS DECIDED THAT CHAMA, N.M. WOULD BE A BETTER VENUE FOR THE GALLERY. ROBERT OPERATED GEMTIQUES GALLERY UNTIL THE END OF 2003.
IN EARLY 2004, HE MOVED TO THE CURRENT LOCATION, DURANGO, COLORADO,
WHERE ROBERT SET UP A STUDIO .
HE CURRENTLY DOES JEWELRY REPAIR, CUSTOM DESIGN AND SHOWS HIS ART JEWELRY AT:
RAIN DANCE GALLERY IN DURANGO
TURQUOISE BUFFALO IN SEDONA , AZ.
DURANGO TRADING POST IN DURANGO, CO.
JESSY'S GEMS IN VINTON, IA.
AND THE BLARNEY STONE IN SOUTH FORK COLORADO
D. ROBERT SMITH IS LIVING & CREATING ART IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY, ENJOYING THE HOBBIES OF ARCHEOLOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY, HIKING, AND JUST "SEEING WHERE THAT ROAD GOES!"
AWARDS
1999, "1st PLACE" "NEW MEXICO JEWELER'S ASSOCIATION DESIGN COMPETITION"
2000, "HONORABLE MENTION" " " " " "
2001. "HONORABLE MENTION" " " " " "
2002, "3rd PLACE OVERALL" MESQUITE, NEV. "FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS"
2003, "HONORABLE MENTION" "WICKENBURG ART CLUB SHOW"
2003, "1st PLACE" "CBS/TIME-WARNER ART FEST", PALM DESERT, CA.
2003, "3rd PLACE OVERALL" "ORO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS", ORO VALLEY, AZ.
2004, "1st PLACE" "RANCHO MIRAGE ART AFFAIRE", RANCHO MIRAGE, CA.
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1999, "1st PLACE" "NEW MEXICO JEWELER'S ASSOCIATION DESIGN COMPETITION"
2000, "HONORABLE MENTION" " " " " "
2001. "HONORABLE MENTION" " " " " "
2002, "3rd PLACE OVERALL" MESQUITE, NEV. "FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS"
2003, "HONORABLE MENTION" "WICKENBURG ART CLUB SHOW"
2003, "1st PLACE" "CBS/TIME-WARNER ART FEST", PALM DESERT, CA.
2003, "3rd PLACE OVERALL" "ORO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS", ORO VALLEY, AZ.
2004, "1st PLACE" "RANCHO MIRAGE ART AFFAIRE", RANCHO MIRAGE, CA.
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