About the Artist
Fortuna, CA
(707)845-7395
ABOUT
I live in the extreme northern part of California on the coast surrounded by beautiful redwood trees. Up here behind the "Redwood Curtain" life is a little slower and a lot more relaxed allowing my creative side to take over.
I am a self-taught jewelry artist and over time have discovered my own style.
My work is truly handmade; I do not use molds, casts or machines to create my jewelry. Each piece is shaped and fabricated by hand giving it character and a more organic feel.
I began designing and creating jewelry in the mid 1990’s using natural gemstone beads that fed my rock-hound tendencies. A few years later I discovered wire and as they say “the rest is history”. I am constantly pushing myself to learn and discover new techniques and styles.
I pride myself on designing jewelry that will stand the test of time.
My jewelry is not fad driven and no one will ever say “isn’t her jewelry modern,
contemporary, or edgy”. They will say however, “isn’t that beautiful” for many years to come.
WIRE WRAP JEWELRY
My wire-wrap designs are created with either 14k gold filled wire (not 12k) or Argentium sterling silver wire. Most of my wire wrap designs; including pendants, earrings, and rings, are made with genuine faceted gemstones. My specialty is faceted gemstones making me unique among wire wrap artists.
FILIGREE JEWELRY
I am an admirer of all things Victorian and love the look of filigree. One day I decided I didn’t have enough challenges in my life so I set out to teach myself the art of creating silver filigree jewelry.
My filigree jewelry is created by fabricating a sterling silver frame and filling it with either fine silver or sterling silver filigree wire shaped by hand and soldered into place.
Most of my filigree pieces including pendants, earrings, and rings, are embellished with genuine faceted gemstones.
Each piece is created from my own original drawing or design and shaped, fabricated and polished by hand.
FINE SILVER JEWELRY
I started working with fine silver(.999% pure) to create a more casual line of jewelry that would appeal to a wider range of people, men and women. I use fine silver wire to create pendants, earrings and rings. Most of the pieces are textured to add
sparkle and interest, and accented with Bronze or 14k Gold.
MEN’S JEWELRY
In 2011 I started working on a line of handcrafted jewelry that would appeal to male customers. This line will include necklaces, pendants, bracelets & rings fabricated in either fine silver or bronze.
RECENT & UPCOMING SHOWS
2010, 2011 El Dorado Hills Art and Wine Affaire El Dorado Hills, CA
2009, 2010 Festival of the Arts Brookings Harbor, OR
2011 Boardwalk Art Fest Brookings Harbor, OR
2009, 2010, 2011 River Lodge Christmas Craft Faire Fortuna, CA
2010 Art and Wine in the Park Fortuna, CA
2011 Napa Valley Art & Music Festival St. Helena, CA
2011 Bandon Cranberry Festival Bandon, OR
CONCLUSION
My jewelry is 100% handcrafted by me and most all one of a kind. Designing beautiful wearable artwork is something I am passionate about and I think that shows in every piece of jewelry I have created.
Thank you for your visiting my website.
~Linda~
A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work - he is the purpose of it. We are not doing him a favour by serving him. He is doing us a favour by giving us the opportunity to serve him. - Mahatma Gandhi