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D. ROBERT SMITH IS A THIRD GENERATION ARTIST WHO MADE HIS FIRST JEWELRY AT THE AGE OF 8.
ROBERT'S MOTHER, H. IRENE SMITH WAS A LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE ARTIST, AND GRANDFATHER, SAMUEL CAMP WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED PAINTER AND MURAL ARTIST DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
ROBERT SERVED 8 YEARS OF APPRENTICESHIPS WITH MERLE STOOKEY, BRAD HABER AND MICHAEL DURKEE.
HIS CURRENT & PAST CLIENTELE INCLUDE MOVIE STARS ALAN ARKIN, & LANCE HIENRIKSON, ROCKER ROBBIE ROBINSON OF RATT, AND LYN YARNELL OF THE MIME GROUP SHIELDS & YARNELL, AS WELL AS AN INTERNATIONAL CLIENTELE FROM JAPAN, CHINA, FRANCE DENMARK, CANADA, AND ENGLAND.
ROBERT'S ANCESTRY INCLUDES EUROPEAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LINES, AND IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE FOUR WINDS NATION/ CHEROKEE CONFEDERATION OF LOUISIANA.
ROBERT HAS RECEIVED 8 AWARDS FOR JEWELRY DESIGN SINCE 1999.
HE ALSO IS A PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO JEWELERS ASSOCIATION.
ROBERT, ROBYN AND PEANUT THE CAT, CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE BEAUTIFUL PINE RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO.
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