For our retail store at THE BARN in Castle Rock, please click on the link below or  www.synergyatthebarn.com

Synergy at The Barn : Decor Inspired by Global Travel

Hi, I'm Arleen Alleman, welcome to our website!  We really appreciate your visit. I am a Colorado jewelry designer, specializing in fine silver (.999) sculpture using Precious Metal Clay (PMC).  You may purchase from the online store directly or from other stores that carry A Alleman jewelry, including our own retail store, SYNERGY, located at The Barn.  The Barn is a cooperative of antique and specialty stores in Castle Rock, CO.

We believe we offer rather unique products and hope you have time to look at both our online store and gallery to see examples of handmade necklaces, earrings, pendants, hearts, crosses, animals, and more. 

There is also an easy way to contact us directly if you

• want to discuss a piece of jewelry prior to purchase,
• would like me to design a piece of jewelry art especially for you,
• are interested in having me sculpt your pet or other item in the form of a fine silver pendant,
• want to purchase merchandise from our retail store, Synergy, or
• have any comments or questions about my work or this website.

A Alleman jewelry pieces are handcrafted sculptures in fine silver for you to wear with full confidence that you have one-of-a-kind jewelry art. Much of my work is a personal expression of my interest in the natural world and the silver pieces often have incorporated organic materials.  This is unique jewelry and we hope you see something that appeals to you.

Custom Designs
I also enjoy custom designing jewelry for our customers, particularly the translation of their ideas into a piece of wearable art, such as jewelry with imbedded phrases, names, dates, birthstones, or miniature sculptures of virtually anything from your photo. My Gallery page has examples of custom designs.

Animal and Pet Jewelry
Check out the examples of horse, llama, dog, and cat jewelry in our on-line store and gallery pages. I can sculpt virtually any animal or a miniature of your pet from a photo.

Several years ago, when I retired from my career as a government analyst, I began to build a custom design jewelry business. For me, working with the earth's beautiful metals, gems, stones, pearls, shells, and wood, and turning them into wearable pieces of art is extremely uplifting and satisfying. Partly because I am a biologist by training and not a metal smith, I decided to work with the versatile and forgiving Precious Metal Clay (PMC) see ( work processes page for explanation ) to make my own components. I saw this new and exciting medium as an opportunity to create handmade silver pieces. I soon realized that PMC provided a wonderful artistic outlet through creation of Fine Silver sculptures that are pendants, charms, brooches, earrings, beads, and clasps.

In 2003 I received my certification from the Rio Awards Program to teach others how to work with PMC (classes) and I continue to learn about and experiment with it's almost magical qualities.  In addition, I have broadened my skills with many hours of training in traditional metal smith techniques.  My work is for sale from my studio in Castle Rock, Colorado, at occasional shows, and at shops and galleries. I feel very rewarded by the positive feedback I receive from my customers and colleagues and I am working hard to expand my custom design business.