Jewelers

Copper work by Mikhail Golubev

Mikhail Golubev Turquoise pendant.
Turquoise pendant.

Mikhail Golubev makes jewelry in which there is harmony created by a firm male hand. These are some small chain mail for beautiful stones – and for their future happy owner.

In the village of Kocherdyk, Chelyabinsk region, there lives a craftsman who creates unusual jewelry from ordinary copper wire. His name is Mikhail Golubev.

Mikhail Golubev Pendant with marble.
Pendant with marble.

Once he lived in Nizhny Tagil, studied at the engineering college, then worked at Uralvagonzavod and KhimPlast as a mechanic and apparatchik. Everything was fine, “like everyone else.” But doubt crept into Michael’s soul about the correctness of such a way of life. And after much thought, he decided that living on his own land, growing his own food, breathing fresh air, drinking clean water and raising children in nature is much more useful.

Mikhail Golubev Tree of life pendant.
Tree of life pendant.

After a long search, he ended up with his wife and three children in the outback, far from factories and familiar city life. Life in the village is completely different, and most of the knowledge and skills acquired in the city are of no use to anyone here. The Golubev family was completely at a loss. Without money, without work, without relatives and friends, without the ability to communicate – the values ​​here are not the same as Mikhail and Elizabeth are used to. The behavior and character of the steppe inhabitants are strikingly different from people living near the forest and mountains. The Golubevs felt like children in the middle of a forest.

Aventurine pendant.
Aventurine pendant.

Many times Mikhail lost hope and gave up, but after each such decline, an upsurge would certainly come – perseverance grew, and he again continued to search, believing that there is such a thing that “does itself.” Such a thing that inspires, for which it is intended. The business of life, which is pleasant and profitable at the same time.

Mikhail Golubev Pendant copper copper wire natural stone gneiss.
Pendant copper copper wire natural stone gneiss.

And then one day Mikhail came across a photo of amazing jewelry made of wire. In a past life, Mikhail was a mechanic – he scrupulously collected and stored tools and materials, and copper wire too. He decided to try to weave something similar, and he immediately succeeded! Mikhail got carried away, began to make products according to master classes – the skill developed by leaps and bounds. Relatives and friends were delighted with his products, many wanted to have such gizmos. But Mikhail was carried away, he finally seized upon real creativity, he weaved from wire day and night. The wife immediately noticed that this is it, this is the thing that they have been looking for for so long, sorting through a lot of activities, knowledge and needlework.

Charoite ring.
Charoite ring.

After some time, the employees of the local club took the Golubevs with them to the Spring Waters festival, where Mikhail’s works made a splash. These were the first notable earnings of Svoyi Dom.

Soon he met an enthusiastic geologist, a connoisseur of colored minerals, and began to make jewelry with the most beautiful natural stones.

Copper bracelet.
Copper bracelet by Mikhail Golubev.

Less than two years have passed, and Mikhail has already achieved a fair amount of skill – with great diligence and hours of hard work. He himself says that he does not get tired of this work, on the contrary, each finished product gives him new strength, charges him with the desire to live and create.

Mikhail found “The thing that makes itself” – with his hands.