Daniel Rondeau

Artist’s Bio

Daniel began formal training in metalwork in 1997 at the Kootenay School for the Arts in Nelson, BC. He holds a Diploma in Jewellery Repair from George Brown College, Toronto where he also studied gemology and rendering. His recent work is focused on increasing the emotional and contextual value of mundane materials by altering them using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with modern industrial processes.

The necklace clasp is friction type; hand-made using stainless tubes and bronze tongues. The pendant is made from carbon steel and stainless steel. Colours are caused by PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) coating which is a wear-resistant ceramic layer. Patterns on the pendants are fractal, computer generated and hand-manipulated, then acid-etched into the surface.