Collection: Cathi Rivera

Originally educated as a painter and printmaker (etching), Cathi Rivera discovered metal sculpture while taking a class to complete my Master’s degree in 1977. She fell in love with this new form and have been creating jewelry ever since.

Luminescence, botanical and marine organic forms inspires her to create her unique sculptural pieces of wearable art. Incorporating fused glass, pearls, clay and bone she is able to capture a moment in nature. As a metal artist, she creates fluid forms that appear soft, warm and inviting in a usually cold, rigid material. Fusing the dichroic glass in each piece is reminiscent of the iridescence of butterfly wings, tropical fish, sunsets, coral reefs, and tropical Florida. Pieces are fabricated using traditional metalsmithing techniques with silver, brass, bronze, and copper. Other materials are collected from the many places I travel, African bone, Ankor Wat clay tablets, Venetian glass, Tibetan sand, and Egyptian rocks. Each piece tells a special story and shares a spiritual connection with another place and time. Each piece is a wearable work of Art. "When wearing one of my pieces, others are drawn closer to examine and talk about the work, and that’s where the story begins".

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  • Cathi Rivera, "Ruffled", Earrings
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  • Cathi Rivera, “Remembering Dreams” Bracelet
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  • Cathi Rivera, "Elkonrn" Earrings
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  • Cathi Rivera, "Elkhorn" Pendant
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