aistheta jewelry
Handmade sculptural jewelry from metal - copper, brass, sterling silver. Made by fold-forming. A technique in which metal is heated repeatedly while folding, unfolding, forging and forming. Some metal is etched. Stones and beads many be incorporated.
Maker
Julie Raasch
Julie is a natural creator and has been making things most of her life. She has been making and selling jewelry for over 10 years. She is mostly self-taught. Learning from experimentation, books, and the occasional class. As her skills and knowledge increased her designs evolved. Julie went from repurposing old jewelry to making most of the components used in her jewelry. She loves to play with fire and hammers to sculpt metal into the shapes she envisions. Then to work them into her jewelry!