| Frederick
L. Shute Resume |
| Frederick
Shute, as a lifelong student of comparative religion and mysticism spent his early years
living in Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
He returned to the United States in 1973 and entered the University of
Maryland a year later, majoring in philosophy, before transferring to the University
of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was in Flagstaff that Frederick
discovered a new love, geology, and continued his study in that field. |
| Following
his tenure at Northern Arizona Frederick embarked on a career as an importer of gems and
jewelry. From 1978 to 1983 he traveled between the United States, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, and Indonesia. It was during this time that he
began designing jewelry containing gold and precious gems with the influences of the
world's cultures and past civilizations. |
| In 1980
Frederick returned to the states and arrived in Moscow, Idaho where he
started Gem State Crystal a mineral, art gallery, jewelry store. The
jewelry created by Frederick during this time was a combination of ancient influences and
modern sculptures. Frederick sees jewelry as creating three dimensional freestanding
pieces using the same material as jewelry, precious metals and gems. |
| Following
the success of Gem State Crystals in Moscow, Frederick opened up a store in Boise
in 1983. For the next ten years he expanded his knowledge and understanding of comparative
religion and sculpture and began to test the limits of casting in solid gold and silver.
In 1992 he began developing ideas for sculpting deities of ancient civilizations. |
| In 1996, Mythological
Images was born. The images created and shown here are the result of a five year
creative process, which continues today. Each is cast in solid 24 carat gold or solid
sterling silver and are created using the same casting methods used by ancient artisans. |
| The
limited edition sculptures by Frederick Shute have been displayed at a special showing at
the Morrison Performing Arts Center in Boise, Idaho in December of 1996.
A display of the solid gold mythological images were also featured at: New York
Jewelers of America, July 1998; Tucson Gem & Mineral,
February 1998 and 1999; and Ramses Mineral & Jewelry Gallery, Sedona,
Arizona in May 1999. |
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