Smoke and Sapphire Necklace and Earrings
Crazy Sage Necklace Always looking for new ways to express her creativity, Linda has studied a wide range of jewelry subjects throughout the country. She has taken courses through Arrowmount, the Midwest Federation, Metalsmithing Society in Illinois, the Gemological Institute (GIA), Indianapolis Art Center, The William Holland School of Lapidary Arts and, as taught and taken classes at (SFMS) Wildacres Retreat in North Carolina.
Linda has taught classes both locally and around the country in a variety of jewelry skills, including wire wrapping and weaving, metalsmithing and glass fusing. Linda is a (PMC) Precious Metal Clay and Art Clay certified teacher.
From wire wrapping to goldsmithing, Linda possesses a wonderful blend of creativity and curiosity. Her work has been seen in several publications, including The Wire Artist Jeweller magazine, in which she was the featured artist of the month (November, 1999). Her work has also been included in the published book, "All Wire Up" by Mark Lareau. Co-Author and Jewelry Artist of "Woven Wire Jewelry" and "Getting Started Making Jewelry". She also holds a degree in computer graphics.
She has been a vendor on Etsy for well over a year and finds it a welcome change from The traditional Art Show scene that she spent many years taking part in. She feels that Etsy is a wonderful and lucritive avenue in which to share your designs, meet fellow artisans, and share tips and techniques.
Linda and her husband live in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Today's featured artist is jewelry designer Pippit Carlington. She developed an interest initially in making art furniture, but there was no facility or classes close to her over 23 years ago. She then started looking for smaller things to make using wood and began experimenting with slabs of pressure-treated pine. She found that the contrasting grain made very pretty jewelry when carved into shapes, and started making only earrings and selling them on the street.
