Contemporary jewelry artist Eric Candee/In Zen Jewelry is based in the mountain town of Salida, Colorado. Internationally known for his distinctive sculptural style, Eric combines fabricated stainless steel with rich layers of enamel patina that echo the effects of time, humanity and natural forces on material. “I’m always seeking an essential purity of form with bold simplicity as a guiding principle in my work…that is my artistic zen.”
Nature’s elements and human interactions create unique layers and patinas on life and materials. Eric has focused on interpreting these effects for the past thirty years with his proprietary processes of uniquely applied and fired enamel pigments on stainless steel. He is pioneering the art of finely layered “organic”enamel patinas on jewelry that are both beautiful and incredibly durable.