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Show He calls Rather than an artist himself 6a maker of things text and photos hy Darlene Galbraith Tribune Correspondent RESPLENDENT IN HIS ornate jewelry, he could be the royal potentate of some far-ocountry or a rich and powerful monarch of some distant land. But Dell K. Taylor is not a king and only his t. Unlike any royal ruler, he designs jewelry is and makes the jewelry himself. And such jewelry silver filigree butterflies with bodies of amber and wings set with fire agates, rubies, opals, turquoise and garnets; rich red shells inlaid with turquoise, jet and ivory; splendid gold and silver rings set with rubies, opals, camelians and turqoise; bracelets studded with opals, topaz and amethyst. AND MOST MAGNIFICENT of all is an enormous silver and gemstone necklace weighing three pounds. A necklace so big, in fact, that it must have an ornament in back to act as a counter balance. Adorning both front and back are great blue sodalite scarabs with red carnelian eyes and tortoise shell wings tipped with inlaid turquoise. The creature at the back of the necklace clutches a turqoise stone while the scarab at the front has a Navajo-Lik- e najaha set with turquoise and carnelian curving out from each side. ut far-ou- 1980 29, June Lake Salt Just a sampling of Dell Taylors talents: Above, top, his ornate jewelry, below, his and at right, his stuffed self-portrai- The II 1 Vann t, pheasants. Twdve replicas of a highly imaginative winged creature make up the necklace itself. Wings of inlaid turquoise are attached to a body of turquoise, dark blue sodalite and red and d t imelian. Mr. Taylor, who has been making things ever since I can remember, has been creating jewelry for less than 15 years. Today a heavy metal chest which he keeps in a bank vault houses an awesome array of jewels that would make a pirate's treasure honey-colore- seem dull by comparison. WHERE DOES HE get ideas for his original designs? Most of what is most pleasurable and 'teautiful is around us all the time. All we need is to become aware, Mr. Taylor declared. "For a while I was fascinated by scarabs they kept appearing in everything I did. Now I am intrigued with butterflies. I cannot believe the metamorphsis that takes place within the chrysalis to let such a beautiful creature emerge. Jewelry, Mr. Taylor believes, is a very personal thing. It touches and caresses a part of the body and when worn announces to the world what you are, what you think you are or what you would like to be. SETTINGS MAY BE designed to resemble a plant or animal you like. Often stones have a special |
