Roger Wagoner

    Roger Wagoner came to the Black Hills from Indiana, where he had a successful horse breeding business. The plan was to follow that career here too, but instead he took a job at a Black Hills gold company, as a sculptor-designer and that changed everything. He learned about jewelry manufacturing and in his spare time he started to carve alabaster. He met his future wife Ildiko and together they established Roger Wagoner Designs in 1998.

Inspired by the Black Hills they started to work on their own line of jewelry. The pieces are like "little pieces of nature" and can be classified as wearable art. Sometimes they are enhanced with their own Black Hills Gold leaves too. Many jewelry pieces echo the larger sculptures created by Roger.

    Elk-ivory jewelry with Black Hills Gold is an important part of Roger's idea of reflecting on the western life-style. Costume designed rings and other jewelry items by Roger are being worn by people nationwide and abroad.


	"I am constantly on the look-out for pieces of nature and apply them in precious metal sculptural settings or create sculptures that reflect them."
Roger Wagoner came to the Black Hills from Indiana, where he had a successful horse breeding business. The plan was to follow that career here too, but instead he took a job at a Black Hills gold company, as a sculptor-designer and that changed everything. He learned about jewelry manufacturing and in his spare time he started to carve alabaster. He met his future wife Ildiko and together they established Roger Wagoner Designs in 1998. Inspired by the Black Hills they started to work on their own line of jewelry. The pieces are like "little pieces of nature" and can be classified as wearable art. Sometimes they are enhanced with their own Black Hills Gold leaves too. Many jewelry pieces echo the larger sculptures created by Roger. Elk-ivory jewelry with Black Hills Gold is an important part of Roger's idea of reflecting on the western life-style. Costume designed rings and other jewelry items by Roger are being worn by people nationwide and abroad.


For more information contact us at our Black Hawk studio: Tel: 605-787-6228 Our work is currently available at: Blue Dog Gallery, Lead SD Jon Crane Gallery, Hill City, SD Reflections of South Dakota Gallery, Rapid City SD Shaman Gallery, Hot Springs, SD HIgh PlainsWestern Heritage Center, Spearfish SD Gold Diggers Jewelry, Rapid City, SD or on-line at: www.rogerwagonerdesigns.com www.madeinsouthdakota.com