Gordon Uyehara

Silver Clay Jewelry

Gordon is a silver metal clay artist and instructor residing in Honolulu, Hawai’i.  Working with metal clay led him to rediscover and attraction to small scale design and wearable art.  HIs motivation is to create pieces that are familiar and yet interestingly seductive and to explore the outer limits of this relatively new art form.  He gradually incorporated traditional jewelry making techniques into his work as he learns them.  Inspiration for his creations arrives from nature, science-fiction, and from the visual and performance artists he admires.  Gordon actively participates in local, national and international juried exhibitions.


“I enjoy creating with metal clay.  It’s the ease of expression and the transformation that occurs during firing I still find fascinating.  Creation occurs somewhere between careful intent and unconscious spontaneity.  I seek that perfect state where creative expression becomes effortless.”