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Every piece of jewelry is hand crafted by one of over 50 artisans.
Jeffrey Behrens, Laura and Benjamin Beamer, Ann Carol, Jill Henrietta Davis, Tahmi Deschepper, Frédéric Duclos, Melissa Finelli, Rona Fisher, Olga Ganovdis, Regina Imbsweiler, Cynthia Kagoshima, Suzy Landa, Dana Melenick, Michael Michaud, Brooke Navarre, Jennifer Nothrup, Kathy Overstreet, Katherine Palmer, Deborah Richardson, Bree Richey, Philippa Roberts, Susan Rogers, Steven Samuels, Peter Sensac, Antonio Servin, Jennifer Shigetomi, William Skiles, Ted Walker, Jane Wullbrandt.
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Jeff's passion for beach glass began nearly two decades ago when he met and eventually married his wife, Jeannie, a dedicated lifelong beach glass enthusiast. Together, they have enjoyed countless hours along the shores of Long Island collecting and categorizing their treasures. Soon to be retired from the NYC Police Department, Jeff delved into the art of silversmithing and jewelry design. Six years of learning, designing and promoting beach glass, has now cemented their interest in this field of beach glass jewelry and designs. With the help of friends and family, Jeff has amassed over 23,000 pieces of beautiful natural beach glass (one of the East Coast's larges natural collections) ands run a successful studio on the South Shore of Long Island. Most recently he has become co-owner of Silica Inc. Jeff's designs attempt to reflect the unique and natural beauty of each stone. Each one of these little gems is truly a "one-of-a-kind". |
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Laura and Benjamin have been working artists for over fifteen years. They take pride in transforming recycled items to a new beauty. They give bottle caps a second life by using a portion of them to highlight colors, designs and/or words that are often overlooked. Each piece is punched out using a very large machinist tool, then given dimension by doming it. The cap is then set into sterling silver using a small rivet, a type of cold connection. The Beamers have thousands of bottle caps in their collection. The reason they created this line was to spark imaginations, indulge in a little silliness and just to see a few. |
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Ann began designing jewelry in 1986. In the beginning it was primarily a line of geometric shapes with a clean contemporary look. Something was missing and it was color. Having majored in fine arts, she spent a good deal of time in front of an easel. she wanted her jewelry to come alive with vibrant color. A friend introduced her to resin enamels. The medium fascinated Ann and she now incorporates a myriad of colors and textures into her beautiful jewelry. |
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Jill began working with molten glass in 1988 after experimenting with many different materials and art forms. She fell in love with the possibilities and continued to work with it. This love transformed into an incredible line of functional glass products. |
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Tahmi is a self-trained artist. She uses textile techniques with wire. All of her jewelry is based on "cold" working - simple bending of wire either with pliers or with brute force! Tahmi's method of weaving wire gives her jewelry a unique flair. |
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Frédéric is an award winning French designer of contemporary sterling jewelry. He is originally from Southeastern France, where his upbringing cultivated an admiration for art and sculpture. In his mind sculpture was limitless, but controlling size and balance to create individual jewelry pieces became his passion. For 23 years, Frédéric has presented collections that reflect sensuality and femininity with a twist of reality. |
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Melissa views her work as an ever-changing process. She works in sterling silver and is influenced by shapes. Her favorite shape is the circle. While making a piece of jewelry, Melissa finds that the jewelry takes on a life of its own and as she manipulates the silver, the shapes change as she sees the circles relating to each other. |
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A self-taught jeweler with a fine arts background, Rona earned a BA in painting from Philadelphia College of Art in 1980. In the late ’80s she moved to Munich, Germany, where she discovered a love of goldsmithing, reaching an artistic turning she began to make jewelry. Rona Fisher’s artist statement: “using jewelry as an expressive medium act between process and idea, Getting too technical aspects rather than the flow of a piece, putting the visual emphasis on technique rather than the beauty of a line or a sensitively placed sphere. For me, intuition is more important that technique. Technique is empty without inspiration.” |
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The integration of form, textures and the use of patina play an integral part in the design of Olga's jewelry. Combining these elements she evokes the feeling of the past with the use of various symbolic shapes and the surface patina. From the very beginning there has been an alluring aspect about texture that has influenced her work. Her Greek heritage along with Egyptian and African art influences her esthetic expression. These historical and mystical connections play a major role in her creative journey. |
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In 1977, the German-born artist finished her training in the two German capitals of jewelry and gemstones. Most of Regins's collection is in silver with 22 karat gold accents or in all 18 and 22 karat gold. Her one-of-a-kind pieces often feature fine cabohons-cut stones. Regina's collection moves between the two poles of classical beauty and free flowing form. Over the years, Regina has mentored several apprentices in her studio, where she has been delighted to pass on her ancient craft. |
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A high school crafts class in Wisconsin presented Cynthia with the process of making jewelry. She went on to graduate from UW- Madison as a metalsmith. After university she worked as a jeweler and began collaborating with young fashion designers to create fashion jewelry in the US and then in Tokyo, Japan where she lived for 10 years. She loves to create jewelry that is a bit innovative. |
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Suzy Landa began making jewelry for friends and family at the age of 5 using colored telephone wire and fuzzy pipe cleaners. Many years later, as a refuge from the film industry, Suzy returned to her childhood passion. This time she studied metalsmithing and turned her hobby into a business. Suzy favors curved lines to straight and circles to squares. Inspired by mid-century design she creates jewelry that is refreshing as new classics. Her work is glamorous but not glitzy. Each piece is branded with a "Q" which pays homage to Suzy's childhood nickname. |
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Dana began her career as a graphic designer. She began designing her own jewelry when she was unable to find unique pieces. The overwhelming number of compliments she received was recognized by her husband David. As her biggest fan and supporter, David stepped in to handle the business side and hence Dana*David was born. Dana's work was recently featured in InStyle magazine. |
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Artist Michael Michaud collects flora from his travels around the world. Your jewelry is then cast from nature's own creation, capturing each natural detail of the original. Silver Season's fine craftsmen then hand finish each design in bronze, sterling silver or gold using genuine stones and pearls. |
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Brooke takes inspiration in the earth, the ancients and elemental truths. She aims for timeless designs. Each piece is unique and has its own spirit, just like you. Her pieces are at home in the present and they transcend trends. |
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Jennifer loved spending time at her great-grandmother's charming inn, The Crystal Palace, on the coast of Sydney, Australia. She particularly loved her great-grandmother's collection of old English silverware. Following her inheritance of the collection, Jennifer was inspired to design a line of jewelry based on the heirloom patterns of the 1800s. This unique line continues to bring the elegance of the past to our modern times. |
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Kathy has always been interested in the various aspects of lapidary work, beginning with rock-hounding. Kathy attended lapidary school in the mountains of North Georgia where she trained in faceting stones, cutting cabochons, silversmithing, glass bead manufacturing and glass fusing. The glass fusing process requires her to layer different compatible types of glass and melt them in a kiln. Kathy uses various types of dichroic glass in her work. when she retired from teaching six years ago she became devoted to her new aspirations. |
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Katherine Palmer has been making jewelry for close to 40 years. She lives on a farm in East Ellijay, Georgia and her inspiration comes from her surroundings. She often incorporates items from her farm into her jewelry. Katherine's signature is in her use of multi stones, placed artistically in both sterling silver and carat gold. |
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Deborah designs and fabricates in her studio in Concord, MA which is both walking distance from her home and from the conservation land that provides much of the inspiration for her work. She has always been drawn to the curved organic forms of nature. It gives her great satisfaction to work the hard, cold metals into visually soft and fluid ornaments to wear. Deborah has a B.A. from Wesleyan University where she majored in studio art with a minor in education. She taught in public secondary schools as a first career. Over the years she converted her own private pottery studio into a jewelers workshop. |
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Bree was born into a family of artists and found her own affinity for art at a young age. She attended the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and was drawn into the jewelry studio where she grew to love the craft. Bree's collection pulls directly from her love for Art Deco and modern architectural design. She finds inspiration in clean lines of modern furniture, the fluid pattern of fabric and the vibrant color of fine gems and pearls. All these elements are apparent in her work, where metal forms and an array of colored gems are brought together seamlessly to create elegant and highly wearable jewelry. |
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Born in South Africa to a jewelry making family, Philippa was naturally drawn to working with metals and stones. After graduating from Miami University with degrees in metal design and photography, Philippa moved to San Francisco to start her career. With the help of her husband Brian, what began as a small business has expanded to a large design studio. Her love for clean lines and soft colors comes from the nature around her, just as the diversity and architecture of the great city inspires much of her creativity. |
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Susan is a self-taught jewelry designer. Coming from a family of artisans, along with a design background, the need to create was difficult for her to deny. She first began designing custom jewelry for dedicated clients including philanthropist Adele Smithers. Susan is known for her sterling wrapped stones and pearls. She is highly selective in the process of choosing just the right gems and pearls. Her inspiration comes from the texture, color and shape of the stones she works with. |
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Steven's style is traced to the fabled and the ancient city of Byantium. It's heritage of inspiration and creativity forms the basis of his pieces. Three basic tools have been used since the earliest and finest hand crafted jewelry... the hammer, the snipe, and the file. Together they form the "lintel" of Steven's exquisite wedding bands. |
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Peter is primarily a self-taught artist who has been making jewelry in Gainesville since 1978. He strives for an elegance that speaks for the individual, yet retains a timeless quality. Nature and landscape inspire many of his designs. Art Nouveau and Art Deco are peters strongest historical influences. Balance and movement are important in his pieces, both visually and mechanically. |
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Antonio has been creating jewelry for 15 years. His determination and hard work enabled him to leave his night job as a waiter and devote himself full time as a jewelry maker. His time is now spent at home on his roof top studio in a small fishing town south east of Acapulco. Although his main inspiration comes from the Pacific Ocean and the beach, his new line of potter jewelry has him traveling to central Mexico to buy broken pottery which he then shapes and sets in Sterling Silver. |
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Jennifer initially pursued an education in fine arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design. She realized that her innate technical side needed an outlet so she explored courses in wax carving for jewelry. She realized that she had found a medium which balanced both artistry and technique. Subsequently, Jennifer enrolled in the three year goldsmith program at George Brown College. Jennifer's unique hand wrought pieces combine the beauty and subtleties of natural shapes with strong visual design elements. |
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William is a self-taught artist and he has been working as a jeweler since 1967. His forte is wax carving, creating fabulous tiny things out of wax. Using the lost wax process, the wax original is then cast and becomes silver. William loves to tinker, to take something apart and put it together to help him understand how it works and how to improve it. |
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Mary Carol Walker began creating jewelry over 45 years ago. She sold jewelry in her parent's gift shop in Lancaster, PA. Years later in 1990, Ted joined her business and purchased it later in 2001, in lieu of Mary's bridge habits. They pride themselves on creating an original sterling silver line that relies on the beauty of clean lines. Their work is a total and complete fabrication. That means, no molds that produce thousands of identical pieces. Each piece is proudly handmade from start to finish to produce work that is both simple and elegant. |
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Jane is an award-winning designer. Very much influenced by the art that is all around us, Jane finds inspiration in such design elements such as stained glass windows, garden latticework, hurricane street lamps, and open geometric patterns of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Because her collections evoke signature harmony in architectural muses and use of broad color combinations, collectors can create their own stories with her designs. |
