Goph Albitz
Goph Albitz started his career in 1958 as a precision tool maker for the aero space industry in Santa Monica. Seven years of industrial design training gave him an eye for detail and increased his appreciation of the value of fine craftsmanship. He started his career as an artist in the mid sixties when moving to Big Sur California he opened a small shop within the Coast Gallery; he later moved his studio to Carmel where for 21 years he had a successful workshop and retail location. He is the innovator of the multi-stone stacking ring, which requires not only goldsmithing skills but the precise skills of a stone-cutter and lapidary. He recently introduced his “SIMPLY COOL” collection of Rings, Cuffs and Earrings made of textured oxidized sterling, 22k fused gold and colored gems and diamonds. Moving to Bend Oregon in 1997, Goph built his dream studio where he was now able to create; his Floral sculptures of steel, copper and silver, also building water feature for some of Bend’s most elegant homes.
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