Tawney Weir | Metalsmith Jewelry Artist
Tawney Weir is a metalsmith jewelry artist based in the the dusty brown town of Tucson, AZ, which lies on the ancestral land and territories of the Indigenous O’odham and Yaqui people. Like many creators who live and work in the Tucson area, she is influenced by the Sonoran Desert - color, form, line, and shadow - but also finds the cultural fabric of the community to be equally inspiring, as well as the simplicity of Modernist art and design, which harmonize so well in this geographical environment.
She is the owner and sole fabricator at Little Toro Designs and works primarily in metal - sterling silver, brass, and enameled copper - but has been experimenting with hand dying textiles and watercolors. She characterizes her style as minimal/maximal and loves to take simple shapes and designs and elevate them with size and color. A technique she specializes in is enameling, the fusing of glass particles to metal with high heat. She loves a modern mood and enamel lends a colorful vintage vibe.