Selected writing, interviews, institutional features, and archival material documenting Gustav Reyes’s work in contemporary art jewelry, wood, material process, and the relationship between making and the natural world.
Explore the Studio Archive → — an evidence-led chronology from the early wooden-ring experiments and Simply Wood Rings through the development of the contemporary art-jewelry practice.
2017 · Brigitte Martin, “Around Life’s Curves”, American Craft.
2013 · Patrick R. Benesh-Liu, “Gustav Reyes: The Irrepressible Spirit”, Ornament.
2012 · Andrea DiNoto, “A Bent for Wood”, Metalsmith.
2020 · Phoebe Mogharei, “FOUND: Arc Builder,” Chicago Magazine.
2017 · Sarah Grosspietsch, “Artists Up Close: Witnessing the Beautiful Manipulation of Wood,” Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
2011 · Stephanie Manriquez, “Vida En Madera,” Revista Contratiempo.
2010 · Annie Osburn, “Trends: Wood,” Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist.
2010 · Bethany Emerson, “With This Ring,” Richmond Bride.
2009 · Victoria Gomelsky, “Warm, Honest, Wooden,” The New York Times.
2009 · Garth Johnson, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, pp. 124–125, Jewelry + Adornments.
2008 · Jessica Sedgwick, “Jewels of the City,” Chicago Sun-Times.
2007 · “With This Ring…,” Woodshop News.
2010 · Gustav Reyes, “WoodWorking Tips for Jewelers,” Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist.
The studio archive also preserves earlier drafts, interviews, process notes, and historical Simply Wood Rings material. These sources are being organized chronologically so that future additions to the website can distinguish published material, personal studio writing, and later edited text.
Selected historical writing from 2009–2012 is being restored with its original dates and wording as part of the Studio Archive.
