Judith Bright
(615) 269-5600
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
For Judith Bright, designing jewelry is the realization of a long-deferred dream. After 12 years spent manning Quincy Jones’ music publishing company in the Hollywood Hills -- a career she found tough to walk away from given her admiration for her legendary boss, who she still calls “one of the best people on earth” -- she decided to focus exclusively on family when her third child was born.
In her spare time, the Washington, D.C. native took jewelry-making classes at Barnsdall Art Center in Los Angeles. The enthusiastic response to her designs motivated her to form a home-based business. She began by creating custom jewelry out of silver and beading with semiprecious beads, selling these first pieces to friends and neighbors.
Judith realized that making jewelry was more than a part-time preoccupation when her children became school-age. She immersed herself in the creations of Italian jewelry designers and single-mindedly committed to studying under them. She and her family -- her sons plus husband Will -- moved to Florence, Italy, where they lived for one year while Judith worked privately with teachers from the prestigious Le Arti Orafe School of Jewelry. She learned silversmithing techniques as well as wax carving. She describes her time there as “one of the best periods in my life. I felt more comfortable in my own skin than ever before. It was like the glass slipper finally fit! I think it came with finally embracing a lifelong dream and being in the right place in my life to make it happen. Sometimes you have to wait quite a while, but in my case it was definitely worth it!”
After returning from Italy, she and her family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, to be near family. Her designs have been featured in the TV Shows: "Gossip Girl", "Samantha Who?", "America's Next Top Model" "What Not To Wear" & "Happy Hour". She has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Accessories Magazine, YRB Magazine, InStore Magazine, Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, NFocus and Jewelry In Fashion Trends.
