ELEANOR GOODSON

HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY and fused chains of precious metals enhanced with a-variety of semi-precious stones, pearls, or limited-edition artist's-beads

A native Chattanoogan, Eleanor Goodson is a self-espoused “rock hound” who began working with semi-precious stones when she was given lapidary equipment in the fourth grade.  It was then that she learned the qualities of the different gems, and this early interest and knowledge of stones led to her later involvement with jewelry design. 

She creates Etruscan-style hand-woven chains from 22 K gold, pure silver, or electrum.  To create a chain, she alloys the metal, makes the metal into wire and then into fused links.  The links are then woven together to form a distinctive pattern.  Her cast pieces are carved in wax then cast in gold or silver.   

Her creations include rings, pendants, pins and even an occasional belt buckle.  Necklace designs are created by combining semiprecious stones, pearls, gold or silver beads or cast pieces in aesthetic combinations that are both distinctive and original.