Balefire Goods is an award winning jewelry gallery and custom jeweler focused on responsibly sourced and expertly crafted wearable art.
The Founder
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Jamie Hollier first fell in love with metalwork and jewelry thanks to her exposure to metalwork in her grandfather's machine shop, jewelry in her great aunt's antique shop, and going to art shows with her mom.
She studied art history and metalsmithing for her undergraduate degree and made jewelry for a while after school. However, her career took her in a different direction and she ended up as an entrepreneur in technology. That work and her commitments to family soon left her with little time for jewelry.
One day Jamie realized she needed a change and was ready to return to her love for metalsmithing and jewelry. Jamie decided to create a place for artisan-made, responsibly-sourced, unique jewelry and Balefire was born in 2017 and has been growing ever since.
The Studio
Custom jewelry and repair are a major part of Balefire. All of our staff are jewelry artists and metalsmiths and combined we have over half a century of experience at the jeweler's bench.
Most of the work we create for our clients is made on site in our studio inside Balefire. We even have a jeweler's bench up front by the windows and you can often see jewelry pieces being made when you come by.
The Gallery
More than just a jewelry store, Balefire is a place for art. We focus a lot of our attention on artisan jewelry but we also carry functional and fine art from a diversity of artists and regularly host art events.
Many of the artists we carry in the gallery are local and Colorado artists but we also work with makers from around the United States and even carry some international artists.
The Story of Our Name
We are often asked where we got our company name.
It is not a reference to the Wheel of Time book series, nor is it a play on Baleigh's name (while she is an integral part of the company, she joined us a couple of years after we opened).
The truth is that we fell in love with the name as a symbol: A balefire is a large bonfire used as a signal fire or beacon. This idea of a large fire that could communicate across large distances seemed like a cool idea for a jewelry and art brand, like each of these pieces in our collection, many of them forged in fire, can be a beacon that fosters understanding across people.
We hope that each of the pieces we sell becomes it's own balefire.
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Responsibly Sourced
We believe that where our materials come from and the impacts they have matters. Learn more about the issues with sourcing and how we respond.
Jewelry Education
Learn about the materials and processes we use in jewelry creation and get some tips on caring for your jewelry to keep it looking its best.
Handcrafted
We believe in the value in crafting by hang with time honored techniques.
Responsibly Sourced
Inclusive
Both in who we work with as clients and who we carry as artists.
Woman Owned
Locally owned by founder Jamie Hollier and operated by an amazing team of women metalsmiths.
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