Darlene Armstrong is a self taught metalsmith with most of her informal training coming out of Adult Education Beginning and Intermediate Jewelry classes she attended in 1988 and 1989, as well as a semester of casting and other metal-smithing skills at Front Range Community College, Denver, Colorado in 1998.
She has spent 20 years diligently working, experimenting and honing her many skills in her own jewelry studio. She continues taking jewelry related classes and workshops in order to enhance her design options to supply to her galleries with fresh and appealing jewelry designs.
“I believe “true artists” are those who are compelled to create works of art, whether or not they choose to sell the work. Artists create works of beauty for the “Soul” purpose of pursuing their heart’s desire and I believe, are actually conduits for God’s Spirit to bring into existence, through the artist’s hands, wonderful gifts to enhance the world. When an artist is in love with the medium he/she works in, that love translates into a tangible energy that gets infused into the work and that energy can be felt by the person handling or viewing the piece. I believe when any object of art (whatever medium) is suffused with the happiness and love of the artist, the piece FEELS exciting and desirable. The response is visual and emotional. The skill, intention, devotion and love of the creative process is what I believe ultimately sells the work of an artist. “
