Peculiar Creature
Tyler Pond has a deep and abiding pleasure in the objects of the recent past; not ancient history, but machines, jewelry, rings, and other items of glory from Renaissance and Imperial Europe. It is an appreciation for the craftsmanship of these times long gone, now in the rear view mirror of memory, that is inspiration to him.
Tyler has worked for many years under jeweler John Iversen, and his own oeuvre ranges from simple and beautifully crafted pendants, earrings, rings and cufflinks to what clearly lie close to his heart; large and extraordinarily complex metal replicas of cars, blunderbusses, or abstract sculptures which serve to give him an outlet for larger aesthetic theses.
In his reverence for antiques and art from the Industrial Revolution, Tyler reminds us of the beauty of that period of intense changes, violent yet also transformational, and salvages the best to be reborn in the 21st century.