In the Beginning, all was Formless and Void...

Then there were wands.

If that seems oversimplified for your taste, we'll elaborate just a bit on where exactly and precisely how Gorby started his Magic WandWorx...

Gorby began making silver modernist jewelry in 1949, and is a Listed Artist with works in several major museums around the world...


Gorby in 1959 at poolside, Lieberman's Lodge, New Jersey


Here is a calendar featuring a graphite sketch Gorby made in 1959... Gorby's silversmithing teachers during his Greenwich Village experience were Art Smith, Ed Weiner and Sam Kramer.


Gorby soon discovered the Magic of Trees at his summer home, the historic Zena Mill in Woodstock, NY, built in 1710... he painted this scene near the Mill...


Gorby now lives and works in this Magical Location in Grass Valley, California, where he and his family practice the Art of WandCrafting.


Here's Gorby today with his primary silversmithing and coppersmithing tools. Silversmithing is the basis for his WandCrafting skills...


Gorby at his jewelry bench, 2007


Bending sterling silver wire at the jewelry bench led to the wire cages used for crystals, meteorites and other wand-tip additions...


A tiny ballpeen hammer is employed in the crafting of jewelry and of wands...


A name-stamp is used on all signed pieces made by Gorby


Polishing metal parts on a high-speed wheel is a risky but necessary step in the production of jewelry, wands and staffs...