Vincent Giannini

As a metal artist, Vincent works mostly in steel, silver and copper. As a blacksmith, he forges artistic and functional items ranging from jewelry to furniture. Vincent's silversmithing and coppersmithing activities involve jewelry, bowls and plaques.

Vincent Giannini

Alan Darby

Alan comes to SilverWorks with years of experience as a silversmith with a focus on traditional Native American styles. Both well versed in its history as well as adopting the technique of stamping into his work, Darby is an avid collector of the tools that are used in this dying art form.

When not working on his art you might find him prospecting for gold in Maryland streams, hunting for turquoise in the southwest, riding his motorcycle, or sitting on top of a roof smoking one of his fine cigars.

Alan Darby

Nichelle Shaw

Born and raised in the South, Nichelle became a chainmaille artist in a very interesting way.....she went to business school.

While working in corporate America has its share of thrills, Nichelle needed something else productive to do. And then one day, Nichelle came across a local bead shop and knew that she had found a true calling -- making jewelry by hand.

Nichelle has always been an avid crafter - knitting, painting, sewing -- you could say it was in her blood as she was taught most of these crafts by the women in her family.

Nichelle Shaw