About Illustrated Light & DC Designs

DC Designs Jewelry began after someone suggested we make pendants with the nature photography of David Clack, the designer and creator of our jewelry line. At first, we mounted our images on 1” metal tiles with a black cord. These became incredibly popular, and our customers wanted more. So we expanded our designs into matching earrings. After a few years of evolution and streamlining our processes, DC Designs Jewelry was born. As popular as our earrings were, we found the metal tiles were heavier than we liked. By using just a giclée print and a layer of UV protection, we were able to reduce the weight and create ultra-lightweight jewelry. With continued refinement, our jewelry is now printed directly onto stainless steel, achieving a more durable earring yet still maintaining our ultra-light designs that so many have come to expect. For years, David Clack had the idea of taking several of his nature landscape images and layering them together, creating multiple exposure abstract images. By allowing some of the underlying images to shine through, colors and textures appeared in beautiful ways. Alongside the photography of David Clack, we partnered with other artists to give an incredible array of designs. No one produces anything quite like DC Designs Jewelry. All of our ear wires are hypo-allergenic, contain no lead or nickel. They are either 14K gold filled, sterling or antique copper. Everything is handmade in our studio in Fort Collins, Colorado.Read their story