Beth Lauren: Fabulous Fibers!

August 19, 2008

Beth Lauren I found Beth Lauren on one of my favorite stand by sites, metalcyberspace. Her work jumps off the page from the others partly because her focus is the use of fiber to create eclectic, fabulous pieces. I asked her about her interest in fibers: I think fibers add a less refined quality to […]

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Joyce Roessler: Glass, Glorious Glass!

August 11, 2008

Joyce Roessler I first saw Roessler Glass through the Smithsonian Craft show website where Joyce Roessler was a new exhibitor with some magnificent entries. All her pieces are created from her own glass work. I asked her about the allure of glass: What I find particularly special about glass is it’s gem-like qualities, such as […]

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Carla Reiter: Not Your Grandmother’s Knitting!

July 31, 2008

Carla Reiter I am fascinated by the process of knitting with metal! There’s just something about it that seems so absurd that it appeals to me. I make my own crochet cuffs, earrings and necklaces and have numb fingers to show for it, but when I stumbled across the work by Carla Reiter on the […]

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Nancy Troske: 30 Years of Beautiful Chains, Enamel and Granulation!

July 18, 2008

Nancy Troske In Her Studio I “met” Nancy Troske when she contacted me after finding my blog as she went in search of another great designer recently profiled here; Holly Rittenhouse. I love Nancy’s jewelry but was most impressed that she has successfully sustained a 30 year career as a jewelry designer. I am just […]

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Andrea Janosik: Leather and Silver Sensations!

July 11, 2008

Andrea Janosik I found Andrea Janosik’s stunning work through an internet search. What creativity and skill! I figured that her unusual background was bound to have influenced her highly unique style. Andrea was born in Slovakia, lived in Zambia, Africa as a child, studied in Germany and moved to America where she graduated from the […]

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Jennie Lorette Keatts: Turning Mud Into Gemstones!

July 3, 2008

Jennie Lorette Keatts I saved this profile on Jennie Lorette Keatts of JLK Handcrafted Jewelry for Independence Day (well okay, the day before Independence Day) because Jennie found her own personal independence through jewelry design and the unique creation of fine jewelry using clay glaze drips as gemstones. Here’s her story: The idea came from […]

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Marion Hunziker-Larsen: Jewels In Fiber

June 23, 2008

Marion Hunziker-Larsen In Her Studio I came across Marion Henziker-Larsen’s website, Jewels In Fiber while searching for top designers in the Bay Area. Marion’s gorgeous work in fiber just blew me away so I had to get in touch with her to find out how she creates these unusual and stunning pieces. Here is what […]

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Susan K. Jones: Making Magic in Mississippi

June 17, 2008

Susan K Jones Perhaps because my own jewelry making journey is my new “second life” after a quarter century owning and running a video production company, I am particularly interested in artists who have become successful at their craft later in life. Susan Kemp Jones is one such person- who unleashed her creative spirit after […]

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Natasha Jade: Beautiful Buttoned and Beaded!

June 11, 2008

Natasha Jade As I travel the internet highway and visit craft shows and boutiques in pursuit of jewelry designers doing unique and masterful work, I am constantly impressed with the quality of what is available and the creativity in the use of chosen materials. This is certainly true of Natasha Jade’s amazing pieces using recycled […]

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Contemporary Crafts Market: The Best of the West

June 7, 2008

Cynthia Downs Mary Darwall The Contemporary Crafts Market returned to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for its 23rd season this weekend as the West Coast’s premiere event for one-of-a-kind functional and decorative crafts. Over 250 artists exhibited their juried work including jewelry designers working in enamel, fibers, knotting and weaving to various gold and silversmiths […]

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