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Where are you located? Florida, USA Tell us a bit about yourself: As I was growing up, my family visited the Appalachians and the Blue Ridge mountains frequently. During these trips, I was immersed in local crafts and the weaving... See more » Where are you located? Florida, USA Tell us a bit about yourself: As I was growing up, my family visited the Appalachians and the Blue Ridge mountains frequently. During these trips, I was immersed in local crafts and the weaving and jewelry I saw made me want to learn to create things of beauty myself. I have a PhD in chemistry and I worked as a chemist for a number of years. I’ve been entranced with crystal forms for a long time; each one is so fascinatingly unique. I went to college in Washington, DC and I spent countless hours visiting the Smithsonian’s collections of minerals, gems and jewelry. As the result of a chance encounter at a chemistry conference, I was introduced to Middle East Dance and soon began a long term love affair with this marvelous dance form. I eventually left my chemistry career to dance professionally and opened my own costuming and accessories business. When I sold that business, I returned to my first love – creating art jewelry. When did you start designing jewelry? Although I was already designing and making jewelry, in the mid-1970s I began to study lapidary arts and silversmithing seriously. It was during this same period that I had my first experiences in working with wire and fibers. Since then, I’ve continued to explore various jewelry related disciplines and I’ve added gemstones, metal and wire to my woven work. What do you make? I am a jewelry and fiber artist with a lifelong love for small wearable art jewelry pieces. I create designs that combine woven fine silver and metal elements, gems in woven wire and traditional soldered settings, and gemstones wrapped in silver or gold. I sometimes include woven fibers such as silk, metallics, and cotton in my work. I believe that Nature’s rainbow of colors and textures is exciting and inspiring. As I mentioned earlier, I am intrigued by crystals and their various forms. I love the glitter of gemstones and crystals and I include them for their texture and eye-catching qualities whenever I can. I’m entranced with the many textures and colors that can be achieved with woven and braided fiber contrasted with the sheen of metal and gemstones. See less »

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