Jody Lyle

Raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jody Lyle has been immersed in art throughout her lifetime. She earned her degree in Fine Art from the University of North Texas and later worked in a well-recognized sculpture foundry in Loveland, Colorado. Jody began drawing, painting, and sculpting at an early age and later enjoyed the challenge of expressing her ideas in metal. Egypt and ancient Greece have been pivotal to her jewelry making passion. Seeing the remarkable traditions in early metallurgy and sensual use of color and raw materials has had a lasting influence on her work. World travel continues to inspire Jody’s jewelry design and elements: “Each culture brings with it a variety of characteristics that interest me. Not just the collections in museums, but their natural scenes and formations, as well as their cultural richness and traditions.”

​Over the past 17 years, Jody’s university study, experimentation, and apprenticing with masters have honed her skills. Her style of jewelry continues to evolve and always includes an element of invention. Jody often says the stones dictate the patterns and designs to her, so she’s increasingly drawn to their organic stories. Using a mix of metals in each piece, her goal is to create something personal and passionate, with a hint of intimacy. Jody now lives in Washington State on Bainbridge Island.

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