Jewelry Designer’s Backstory is as Rare as Green Amethyst
byEvery once in a while, Melinda Lawton enters into what she calls “stream-of-consciousness jewelry making.” She’ll sit down to work without a specific plan;…
Every once in a while, Melinda Lawton enters into what she calls “stream-of-consciousness jewelry making.” She’ll sit down to work without a specific plan;…
Kree Croga is an in-house designer for Royal Peasantry, a local fashion house/retail shop selling upcycled apparel and accessories. He likes history and he’s…
Christie Calaycay perches on a stool in her shared studio at Pink Dog Creative in the River Arts District. There’s an ease in her…
Fatherhood changed the way Corey McNabb looked at a Slinky, the classic toy that “walks the stairs without a care,” according to one…
Lauren Moody wears a necklace made from a sliver of meteorite. It’s her everyday piece. When she smiles and stretches out her hand for…
Erica Stankwytch Bailey’s earliest art project was shaded by science. “When I was probably six years old, I would take my crayons and a…
Many assume gold comes from within the earth. But the truth, supported by science, is way more cosmic. Jewelry artist David Vrooman says gold…
Paula Dawkins does 99 percent of her jewelry-design work on a computer. But the first idea is always a drawing, to be found somewhere…
Most makers chase various muses en route to a career. Not Roberto Vengoechea. “I was born to do this,” says the jewelry designer. “I…
Patrick Ober of Ober Metalworks has worked with metals since 1992. But while most machinists use computerized pneumatic tools, Ober does everything manually, with…