DAN MILLER

MEDIUM

Jewelry

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My work is a combination of, as many are, inspiration and perspiration. I start with an idea and hopefully end with a successful conclusion, one that stands the test of time.”

ARTIST BIO

Dan Miller is a custom jewelry designer who specializes in educating his customers in the old-world art of custom jewelry design. For nearly five decades, he has been designing in Laguna Beach.

Clients come from worldwide, many of which are multi-generational. Jewelry is a family art, an art that brings families together through love and tradition. To him, jewelry is also the art of design, sculpture, and ideas beyond the traditional. Dan works with the finest grade stones and metals to create the best jewelry available. From start to finish, he guides his clients in the process of fulfilling each particular wish.

In 1966, during Dan’s senior year, he took a jewelry design class at Laguna Beach High. He apprenticed for a few years in between studying at UC Riverside and UC Berkeley.

In 1970, Dan first exhibited at the Sawdust Festival, and the following year, in 1971, he had his inaugural year at Festival of Arts. For years, he continued to be an exhibitor at both festivals, eventually leaving the Sawdust as a member and solely exhibiting at the Festival of Arts.