Master metalsmith Thomas Tietze offers a bountiful collection of one-of-a-kind jewelry in a show that celebrates Pacific Northwest wildlife and sealife. His intricately detailed rings, pendants, and bracelets are designed to be worn by both men and women and integrate gems, diamonds, pearls, and precious metals into pieces that evoke nature's elegance, flow, and beauty. He uses a combination of torch fabrication and lost wax casting in premium recycled sterling and high-karat gold alloys.

Tietze began his career decades ago as a stone cutter shaping Australian opals for a lapidary shop in California. He later studied metalsmithing and gem setting in various university programs, including the prestigious Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, and became a Certified Senior Bench Jeweler. After a long career working for an exclusive custom jewelry studio in San Jose, he moved to Milwaukie, Oregon, and began to design his own work. Tietze is now a member of the Creative Metal Arts Guild of Portland and exhibits his jewelry in galleries and juried art shows throughout the west coast and in Hawaii.