In the historic art colony of Nashville Indiana, the wide windows of an attractive stone cottage overlook Brown County's courtyard gardens and pastoral hills.  Inside, working under large hand hewn beams and surrounded by locally forged architecture, jewelry artist Amy Greely patiently coxes earthen metals, minerals, gemstones and pearls to life.

Inspired by ancient civilizations, modern architecture and nature, Amy skillfully crafts unique jewelry interpretations from sterling silver, 18k gold bi-metal, and copper. Adapting metal smith techniques learned at Indiana University, she enhances simple shapes with a variety of textures and a rich palette of patina choices, yielding designs that are modern, fresh and alive. 

Amy further embellishes her pieces with precious stones or pearls, reflecting a body of work that is simple yet sophisticated, elegant yet sometimes quirky, playful and fun to wear. “Exploring contrasts is a fundamental motivation” Amy says with a smile.

Early training in sculpture at Indianapolis' Herron School of Art and Design greatly influences her work as she condenses sculptural ideas and concepts into stunning pieces of wearable art. “I view jewelry as tiny works of art,” Amy says. “Creating language through shape, texture, pattern, and color is important to each piece allowing me to establish a personal dialogue with the wearer.”