Welcoming NW silversmith Jim Hayes to Fairweather’s.

Jim Hayes has been designing and crafting jewelry for more than forty years. He started out at the Saturday Market in Portland, Oregon, and spent five years expanding into galleries throughout the Northwest. His work is now carried by selected galleries around the country.

Silver agate cuff

About Jim Hayes, silversmith:

I am fascinated with the materials I use to make jewelry. The silver, rocks, and minerals are full of the wonder of nature. It’s pretty cool that when I cut the stones I use in my work, the stones will tell me what they want.

Mojave purple and turquoise set in silver
Abalone shell and silver fringe
Turquoise and pearl
Lace agate set in silver
Hammered silver and onyx

Jim Hayes has been designing and crafting jewelry for more than forty years. He started out at the Saturday Market in Portland, Oregon. He then worked five years to expand into desired galleries throughout the Northwest, which included The Real Mother Goose, among others. Currently, his jewelry is now carried by selected galleries around the country.

Meditation time is crucial to me. I live around lots of water, so when a break is needed, I go sit by the river, meditate and pretend to be fishing. I also love to garden. —Jim Hayes