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He is a studio jeweler and goldsmith working in 14k and 18k gold, sterling silver, platinum, high quality gemstones, and other natural materials. Every piece is handmade one at a time, and only as limited editions, series, or one of a kind.
Jason's life long experience as an artist comprises rock and punk music, drawing, painting, bronze casting, kinetic sculpture, and music club poster art design, and he holds a B.A. degree in political science.
He began making jewelry in Oakland, California, and now lives and works in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Jason McLeod is an artist for whom the opportunity to achieve good design drives the creative process.
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Greta von Kirchmann promotes, sells, writes about, and thinks about art and culture. This incarnation of her partnership and marriage with Jason is not the first venture they've been on together. But this one is special because of key elements that make a viable project: something to sell, and the love of the product or service.
These elements have come together for sustainability. For Greta, the opportunity to partner with an artist to create a business became the opportunities to be: photographer, webmaster, management, writer, travel agent and roadie, etc.
Her background began with the study of ballet from early childhood, and exposure to the arts and philosophy via travel and day trips to Washington, D.C. with her mother. Raised in Reston and Herndon, Virgina, she eventually attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
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These days she studies human intelligence and consciousness with an eye toward the current paradigm, and considers that "renaissance" and "enlightenment" are important ideas today.
Long-term college plan's are still in motion, while nearing completion of her Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree from the University of Virginia. Her self-directed focus is Human Culture.
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Two Purchase Awards at Seawall this year! And, First Place/Best in Show in 2007
This August at one of our favorite festivals--the Seawall Art Show--Jason was chosen for two separate purchase awards by patrons of this non-profit annual event. Our first year there, at the 2007 Seawall Art Show, Jason received the $2,000 first place award. It was an incredible feeling for him to be recognized for the art and craft he had been working at for only a few years! If you're in the Tidewater Virginia area in late August, go to this lovely event--an intimate setting at the water's edge. And all proceeds go to fund the arts in Portsmouth.
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Director's Choice Award
Jason was honored to receive the Director's Choice Award at the fall 2009 Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival in Crozet, Virginia. This is one of our best shows every year (both the spring and fall events) due to the caliber of those who run the event, the artists who display, and the devoted crowds who attend. The turnout at the fall 2009 show was fantastic--way off the charts! Don't miss this weekend of fine art & craft, wine tastings, and exquisite scenery in the Virginia countryside.
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Jewelry = Art
Jason and fourteen other studio jewelers/designers from across the country were sought out by a new gallery in Austin, Texas called The Art of Jewelry. We're excited to be involved with these entrepreneurs who declare, without hesitation, what exactly they consider jewelry to be! And we agree. If you have the good fortune to visit Austin--a city brimming with creativity and intellect--stop by and see what they're doing. These folks also have a very large gallery of contemporary paintings and fine prints.
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Aaron Faber 5th Ave NY gallery exhibit
"Contemporary Silversmithing: New Works in Studio Silver"
Jason was one of just 34 studio jewelers from around the globe to be invited to exhibit in this show celebrating current forms of this ancient art. Read more here. The Aaron Faber Gallery is an institution in the world of art jewelry. Next time you're in Manhattan, go and see them, and then walk across the street and down half a block to the Museum of Modern Art.
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Fashion Press
A spring and summer fashion spread featuring lovely models adorned with jewelry from Jason's signature Bubbles Collection. See and read more here...
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* All Jason McLeod jewelry is marked/signed Jason McLeod by the artist. Early pieces are marked JMCL and numbered as are certain current pieces. All jewelry designs are copyrighted by Jason McLeod. All logos, titles, and photographs are the copyright or license of Jason McLeod Jewelry.
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