A California native, artist Lee Downey has been making jewelry for over 35 years. Immersed in the turquoise trade and operating a purpose driven studio since 1984, he is still just as passionate about the geology that originally inspired his love for carving in the beginning. From his studio in Bali, Lee and his family of highly skilled craftspeople create one of a kind art pieces from natural and reclaimed materials with unwavering attention to detail, quality and style with a dedication to sustainability and environmental consciousness.

The pieces you see here are very much geared to the artist, not the market, and being appreciated for the inherent value of the oftentimes rare materials used in their making as well as the skill, time and daring necessary to execute them. Lee’s hope is that these bits and pieces of art and artifice will survive into the far future, heirlooms and treasures built to endure the long haul of time and the rewards of timeless beauty.