As a nature driven artist, I am most inspired by natural elements.
My greatest hope is to bring out the inner child in my viewers and remind them of their sense of wonder, which we all shared as youngsters.
I am most comfortable among a cacophony of color. I hope this jewelry helps to explore people’s whimsical side of fashion and let their heart sing.
I use shrink film, it is a versatile medium for a professional artist. I believe its playful properties to perfectly reflect my desires as a creator.

Kimberly Colegrove is a Denver-based metalsmith with a lifelong passion for the arts, both as an artist and educator. Kim has been drawn to creative expression whether it is drawing, printmaking, or metalsmithing. Although she grew up in northern Colorado, she spent summers with her family in the Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains. She developed a deep appreciation for the ever-changing natural landscapes of these regions that influence her work to this day.

At the University of Northern Colorado, Kim focused initially on printmaking, but discovered her love for working with metal through the process of adding textures to printing plates which led her to her interest in metalsmithing. After obtaining a BA in Visual Arts, she continued her studies with jewelry classes at Aims Community College. She later pursued graduate work at UNC to become an art educator. Kim developed the metalsmithing program at the last high school she taught at, where she instructed more than 3500 students- including 600 jewelry students-over the last 20 years.

Now, as the owner of Contemplative Metals and Design, she has shifted her focus to her own meanina-making through metalwork. Her jewelry-making process is a quiet conversation between her and the metal-intuitive and responsive. Her work emphasizes forging, raising, and fold-forming techniques.

Kim uses these processes to explore the properties of the metals she works with, where each piece is developed organically. Her work reflects her reverence for the natural world, echoing organic forms, textures, and the subtle imperfections found in nature.