Kaleidoscope effect

Jewellery kaleidoscope

Kit Carson vintage costume jewelry

Kit Carson vintage costume jewelry

White Rabbit silver brooch from Alice in Wonderland collection. 5.5 cm. 1990. Kit Carson vintage costume jewelry

Kit Carson vintage costume jewelry
The collection repeats the fairy tale characters created by Alice’s first illustrator, John Tenniel. The famous artist, silversmith Kit Carson began to create jewelry under his own name in 1970 when he was 20 years old.
He grew up on a ranch in Arizona and later attended the University of Oregon, where he studied engraving, drawing and sculpture.
Arizona based artist, he painted, made large sculptures out of rusty metal, and made jewelry by hand. Traditionally, he used sterling silver, gold, precious and semi-precious stones. Now the designer is 72 years old, and his products made in the 1970s and 90s are highly collectible.
Carson lives and works at Cactus Camp in New River, Arizona with his wife, artist Aryana B. Londir.
Noteworthy, the status of his trademark changed to “cancelled” in 2013. However, in 2013 he won the prestigious Sonny Tuttle Spirit Award at the Western Design Conference in Jackson Hole, WY.
Also, his website kitcarsonjewelry.com is not available at the moment.

White Rabbit illustration

White Rabbit illustration

Jewelry designer Kit Carson

Jewelry designer Kit Carson

Signature

Maker’s mark

Kit Carson vintage costume jewelry

Alice in Wonderland illustrations which inspired the jeweler

Alice in Wonderland illustrations which inspired the jeweler

Lion silver brooch. 6 cm. 1990s

Lion silver brooch. 6 cm. 1990s

Mouse story-teller silver brooch. 4.5 cm. 1980s

Mouse story-teller silver brooch. 4.5 cm. 1980s

Turtle Quasi silver brooch. 5 cm 1990s

Turtle Quasi silver brooch. 5 cm 1990s

Cactus sterling silver brooch

Cactus sterling silver brooch

Floral design semi-precious stones textured sterling silver brooch

Floral design semi-precious stones textured sterling silver brooch

Guitar brooch. Sterling silver, 14 K gold plated, amethyst

Guitar brooch. Sterling silver, 14 K gold plated, amethyst

Howling Coyote Sterling Silver Brooch

Howling Coyote Sterling Silver Brooch

Seagull Bird textured silver brooch

Seagull Bird textured silver brooch

Sheriff Badge Star with Raven Crow Brooch

Sheriff Badge Star with Raven Crow Brooch

Silver Howling Wolf among cacti earrings. 1988

Silver Howling Wolf among cacti earrings. 1988

Star Cowboy Hat Brooch. Sterling silver

Star Cowboy Hat Brooch. Sterling silver

Sterling Silver Cactus Post Earrings

Sterling Silver Cactus Post Earrings

Vintage Sterling Cactus Earrings

Vintage Sterling Cactus Earrings

Signature

Signed K.C. Sterling