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Transforming
the intricacies of nature into jewelry has been done throughout history.
"For the most part you cannot improve on nature's designs," and that appreciation
for her natural surroundings is how Gogo Ferguson creates her spectacular
line of jewelry.
Growing
up on the unspoiled island called Cumberland off the coast of Georgia,
her love and respect for the land is as strong as the Timucuan Indians
who inhabited the island thousands of years prior to her. Gogo's family
have been active stewards for six generations on Cumberland, which now
exists as a National Park due to their love and desire to protect forever
this very special place.
"The
natural patterns I use from bones or shells that I find and cast in 14K
gold and silver, I see repeated as well in Indian pottery chards; evidence
of their same appreciation for nature's designs thousands of years ago."
"It is this recycling of nature whether it be in pottery, jewelry or fabric
design that I find so exciting. What most would step over on the tide
line, I see in a completely different light - it will ultimately become
one of my designs."
It
is GoGo's passion for Cumberland and her work that have caused her business
to be such a success. Sold in galleries and boutiques nationally
and internationally, GoGo has acquired an impressive list of collectors.
She has two stores on Martha's Vineyard open June thru October.
In
their travels around the world, GoGo and her husband David Sayre have
fallen in love with Morocco and have consequently opened a Moroccan gallery
as well. "Their culture, traditions and exquisite sense of
color and design have captured our love and respect. It is a perfect
compliment to my jewelry. Our designs are but small links in sustaining
our traditions and lifestyles, a reflection of our appreciation for our
surroundings and our land. It is a wonderful feeling to see others
feel the same connection to nature and enjoy collecting my work."
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