KEITH LORCHER DESIGNS

I grew up in a rural town in Northern Ohio, then spent four years in the Army; stationed in Hawaii--jumping out of airplanes. After my military tour was complete, I moved to Texas for the weather. I always liked art. For many years I was putting my creative energy into oil painting. In 2007, I moved into a new place that was too small for setting up a painting studio and stopped painting. I took a welding and blacksmithing class at ACC, for fun, and would always find myself peeking into the jewelry making area to see what they were doing. It seemed very interesting to me; and it was not as hot as welding. So, in 2011 I decided to take a jewelry class to see what it was all about. Half way through the semester, I was in a bicycle crash; involving me, a bag of BBQ and a dog. I broke both my wrists, my elbow and my collar bone. Due to my injuries, I did not do much for the next couple years. After I felt healed up, and being how I liked the art of making jewelry, I decided to take another..

Also known as: Keith Lorcher