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Richard studied
Fine Art, Etching and Engraving at the Byam Shaw School of Art and
Jewelry Design at the Central School (both in London), gaining a
Master in Art and Design.
After many
years of working in the jewelry trade in Amsterdam and Australia as
a model maker, diamond setter, designer and instructor, Richard and
his wife, Roz, moved to New Mexico where they established their own
studio under the name of Roney-Dougal Jewelry. Their work was
exhibited in galleries in Santa Fe and Taos and through juried Fine
Crafts shows in the South West, Philadelphia, New York, Washington
and Baltimore as well as galleries such as the American Craft Museum
and Aaron Faber in New York.
In 2003 they
decided to combine their love of horses and jewelry and specialize
in equestrian themes. They began to exhibit their work at
horse shows. They formed White Horse Jewelry and moved to
Paris, Kentucky to be more central to the horse show world where
they are now regular exhibitors at the Rolex International and
leading Arabian and Saddlebred shows. They work out of their
studio in Bourbon County, Kentucky where their own horses are models
for their designs.
White Horse
Jewelry specializes in using traditional skills such as engraving,
repousse, forming and hand fabrication; blending equestrian imagery
with contemporary design and style, to create one of a kind and
limited production pieces in 18k gold, 14k gold, and sterling silver
with diamond, precious and semi-precious stones as design elements.
They are known for the ever-popular "Stirrups from the Past"; a
series of scale model reproductions of historic stirrups in gold and
silver.
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