Dan Balk Jewelry, Florida, United States
5.0 (17 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Lutz Speciality & Gift Shops • Lessons & Workshops
We loved working with Dan!
Goldsmith and artist Dan Balk designs and fabricates every piece of jewelry from raw materials from his studio in Lutz, Tampa, Florida. Each piece is one of a kind, designed by Dan, who creates his own sterling silver, 18K, and 14K alloys that he then fashions, mills, forges, fuses, and brazes into miniature sculptures for personal adornment. Dan selects and sets each stone, often performing his own lapidary work on select stones. Dan has complete contact and artistic connection with each piece of fine art jewelry from concept to collection. "America has a rich heritage of fine craft that is in jeopardy of being lost." Dan offers his classes, "In an effort to preserve the traditional cultural arts of American crafts people. In an age where people are increasingly dependent upon computers, machines and mass produced goods, I believe it is extremely important to retain the time-honored skills of hand craftsmanship that have been passed down through hundreds of years from teacher to student." -Dan Balk
Address
1418 Julie Lagoon, Lutz, FL 33549-5841
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Website
http://danbalkjewelry.com
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User Ratings
5.0 based on (17 reviews)
Reviews
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5Steve K 5:00 PM Feb 14, 2015
Creatively Inviting
We stopped in this store while visiting Ybor City on Business. There was a Saturday market with homemade arts, jewelry, paintings, etc. and walked across the street to this shop. We ended up purchasing a unique piece of jewelry at a very reasonable price. The shop owner was personable and engaged but also allowed us to meander independently. She had a friendly disposition about her and a great smile! We would shop from her again!
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5Ellen024 5:00 PM Mar 5, 2015
Unique jewelry and gifts in a charming setting
Found this charming little house on our first visit to Tampa and Ybor and immediately were taken by the one of a kind artwork and the friendliness of Nataly and Dan, even meeting their children! On subsequent visits they did a beautiful repair job on a ring of mine and I have purchased gifts that we could not have found anywhere else..... every visit to Tampa will include a stop at Singing Stone...
