Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies by Shawn Davis
New Display Options: I am happy to announce that I have begun a new partnership with a gifted woodturner named Booker Brooks. Booker is President of the State College Woodturners' Guild. I look forward to his artistry and skill taking my displays to another level. As I am able, I will begin adding examples of his work to a new section of the site specifically devoted to displays.
Introduction: I blend the classic arts of goldsmithing and
flytying to create truly unique jewelry art. I handfashion hooks from
solid 18K gold, and then dress them with the finest materials in the world. The resulting flies are either displayed in handblown glass domes or worn as fine jewelry. Gallery of Flies
My work has been well received, having been featured in flyfishing magazines American Angler, Danica, and The Drake, as well as the jewelry arts magazine Adornment.
All
of my flies are available for purchase and are released in serially
numbered Limited Editions. Only twenty-five of each pattern will be
made before the Editions are closed. I also make custom hooks for hook
collectors and elite flytiers.
Additionally, all photographs of
my flies are available for purchase, professionally printed, matted,
and framed. The largest prints, 10" x 15", are serially numbered
Limited Edition prints. Details may be found in the Photography section.
What's New: This section is less formal than the rest of my site and more frequently
updated. In it, I share my latest projects and musings, not just
surrounding artistic flytying but practical flytying and flyfishing as
well. It is set up in a blog style and is organized both chronologically and topically.
I hope you enjoy viewing my flies as much as I enjoy creating them.
-Shawn Davis
Sign Up for Notification of Newly Released Patterns:
It takes me a long time to develop a new fly pattern, so I anticipate releasing new patterns for sale at most a few times per year. If you would like me to send you an email notification when I release a new pattern, please contact me at davis@davisflydesigns.com. I can, of course, take you off my mailing list if you decide you want to stop receiving notifications, but, again, notifications would only come a few times per year. You would certainly never receive anything from me of the junk-mail variety.
Become a Supporting Merchant:
If you own a business which serves clients who may wish to buy my artwork, please contact me at davis@davisflydesigns.com and I would be happy to trade website links or furnish you with business cards. If you are interested in carrying photographs of my work, please contact me for wholesaling arrangements.
