About
April Bower is known for creating extremely wearable jewelry. Much of her jewelry exhibits subtle nuances of the Orient yet her jewelry pieces are visually bold and alive with color. She enjoys exploiting the juxtaposition of texture versus smooth, matte versus polish in her metalwork. April Bower's jewelry ranges from elegant to whimsical in nature to abstract.
April Bower shares, “Metal is an extremely versatile medium, that can be cast, stretched, pounded, welded, textured and colored; or melted down to start all over again. The possibilities are in metalwork are endless.”
While earning her Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree, April Bower worked predominately in silver and her jewelry best described as uniquely creative. After teaching the art of metalsmithing to new and upcoming jewelers, April Bower apprenticed in fine jewelry where she created exquisite jewelry in gold, diamonds and faceted stones for 18 years. April Bower's creative urgings lead her to create larger works using copper as her medium due to copper's rich color and malleability. April Bower's unique copper water fountains and functional copper sculptures lead to extensive exploration in the use of Patinas. Patina work actually lead April Bower back full circle to creating fun and unique jewelry in silver and teaching the art of metalworking to others.
April Bower, her husband and cats call the small, mountain town of Pine, Arizona their home base. They have a private studio for their varied artistic careers in metalwork, jewelry, patina painting and more.
April Bower is a Member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the American Crafts Council, and Arizona Designer Craft & Art.
April Bower shares, “Metal is an extremely versatile medium, that can be cast, stretched, pounded, welded, textured and colored; or melted down to start all over again. The possibilities are in metalwork are endless.”
While earning her Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree, April Bower worked predominately in silver and her jewelry best described as uniquely creative. After teaching the art of metalsmithing to new and upcoming jewelers, April Bower apprenticed in fine jewelry where she created exquisite jewelry in gold, diamonds and faceted stones for 18 years. April Bower's creative urgings lead her to create larger works using copper as her medium due to copper's rich color and malleability. April Bower's unique copper water fountains and functional copper sculptures lead to extensive exploration in the use of Patinas. Patina work actually lead April Bower back full circle to creating fun and unique jewelry in silver and teaching the art of metalworking to others.
April Bower, her husband and cats call the small, mountain town of Pine, Arizona their home base. They have a private studio for their varied artistic careers in metalwork, jewelry, patina painting and more.
April Bower is a Member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the American Crafts Council, and Arizona Designer Craft & Art.
