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“Making each bear has always been a spiritual Journey for me.
Giving Form to Formlessness, the bear form......to formless wood and metal,
to achieve a harmonious fusion of both,
with respect to traditional and modern Values,
which brings me into a compelling mood,
of responsibility, to a message in the piece,
that consistently draws the qualities of my attention,
ever deeper into the moment at hand,
until in final release, the piece is complete,
harmonious, full of wonder and beauty,
a golden influence in our modern lives”
Jade Suchness, Native Californian, born 1959, with forty eight years experience in sculpture and
most well known nationally and internationally, for his spectacular wooden bears that he casts metal into,
most well known nationally and internationally, for his spectacular wooden bears that he casts metal into,
was the first non-Native American Artist in
Smith-Kline Gallery, Boulder Colorado in 1992
because of both his close connection to
The Native American Traditions in his work, combined with an elegant contemporary feel in the bear sculpture itself.
Jade Started at Smith Klein Gallery in 1992 as Jaime Perless, and later, in 1999, took the artistic name Jade Suchness, given to him by his Oglala Sioux Brother in law, to represent his inner nature.
In 1993, he was chosen, with a select few, to represent 'Southwest Art' at Mitzukoshi, Tokyo, Japan, the luxurious department store's headquarters store.
With a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sculpture/Ceramics from California State University, Chico, Jade is both the Artist and Engineer of his unique metal casting technique.
After growing up in Palos Verdes, Southern California,
then school in Northern California,
followed by a sabbatical in Alaska,
Jade moved, in 1985, to the foothills of
the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where, among other things,
for nineteen years,
he sculpted and poured hot metal into the bears.
He then relocated to the stunning area of Ridgway, Colorado, where he made his home.
In 2011, he moved to The Basque Country, where his wife is from, and continues to make his bear sculptures there.
Smith-Kline Gallery, Boulder Colorado in 1992
because of both his close connection to
The Native American Traditions in his work, combined with an elegant contemporary feel in the bear sculpture itself.
Jade Started at Smith Klein Gallery in 1992 as Jaime Perless, and later, in 1999, took the artistic name Jade Suchness, given to him by his Oglala Sioux Brother in law, to represent his inner nature.
In 1993, he was chosen, with a select few, to represent 'Southwest Art' at Mitzukoshi, Tokyo, Japan, the luxurious department store's headquarters store.
With a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sculpture/Ceramics from California State University, Chico, Jade is both the Artist and Engineer of his unique metal casting technique.
After growing up in Palos Verdes, Southern California,
then school in Northern California,
followed by a sabbatical in Alaska,
Jade moved, in 1985, to the foothills of
the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe, New Mexico, where, among other things,
for nineteen years,
he sculpted and poured hot metal into the bears.
He then relocated to the stunning area of Ridgway, Colorado, where he made his home.
In 2011, he moved to The Basque Country, where his wife is from, and continues to make his bear sculptures there.
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