Artist
Camille is a second-generation goldsmith based in the North Cascades, Washington. For the majority of her life she has been on the move in different forms. She grew up dancing and found a love for rock climbing as a teenager. She is continuously drawn back to the sport due to her love of movement, specifically the notion of expression through movement. Her jewelry is a testament to that, as she attempts to encapsulate the transcendent feeling and curiosity she observes while moving through nature. Her pieces are deeply inspired by her time spent outside.
She started her jewelry business on the back of her truck tailgate nearly a decade ago. At the time, she was working as an outdoor educator and mountain guide across the Western United States. Making jewelry allowed her to channel the feelings her surroundings evoked into a tangible piece of art. It was also a way to rest and recover between outdoor objectives. She spent her formative years in the desert southwest, a couple years in the United Kingdom, and many traveling around the western United States. When she is not in her studio, you can find her somewhere deep in the mountains.
Process
Camille owes the love for the craft to her mother, a life-long goldsmith based in Colorado. She grew up assisting her mother in her studio, sorting diamonds, and helping finish pieces. It wasn’t until Camille's early 20s that she started her own jewelry business and found her voice in the art form. After dabbling in painting, drawing, and other various mediums, the love for jewelry came naturally and continuously feels like a return to home.
The ethos behind Camille's work revolves around honoring the craftsmanship and time invested in hand-fabricating each piece in metal from start to finish. Every creation is a true testament to artisanal skill, handmade and one-of-a-kind, designed not just to last a lifetime, but to endure far beyond.
She has a deep appreciation for the natural environment which ethos has bled into her jewelry making. Camille sources her stones from local lapidary artists she meets while traveling across the United States, builds direct relationships with miners/mines, and sources stones from Fair Trade gem dealers. She uses reclaimed diamonds, antique diamonds, lab-diamonds, and Canadian diamonds in her work. If she doesn't recycle the metal herself, all of the metal she uses is sourced from companies and refiners who specialize in recycling metals or using fairmined gold. Camille frequently questions how she can make her jewelry practice as environmentally responsible as she can.
Stockists
Camille Wild Studio
TwispWorks Building O
Twisp, Washington
Thursday - Saturday, 10 - 3 or by appointment
820 Main Avenue
Durango, CO 81301
