Carol Adams
Peninsula, OH www.caroladams.org Carol is an installation artist, weaver, enamelist, sculptor and founder of The Peninsula Art Academy. For over 40 years, she has been creating enamel on copper pins depicting wildlife subjects such as animals, birds and insects.
Atomic Earrings
Bob Field Jamaica Plain, MA www.atomicearrings.com Bob designs small wearable sculptures that are inspired by images of micro-organisms such as phytoplankton, diatoms & radiolaria and other natural objects such as seedpods, shells and the many specimens in his cabinet of curiosities. They are 3-D printed together using a laser and are both sturdy and flexible.
Kinsley Binard
San Francisco, CA https://www.instagram.com/kinsleysglassworks/?hl=en Kinsley makes beautiful and whimsical images in her etched glass jewelry.
Wilma Burton
Columbus, OH Wilma’s jewelry is influenced by her African American, English and Native American heritages.
Nancy Reid Carr
Kingstown, NJ www.Nancyreidcarr.com Nancy’s photographic images are quiet and serene with a distinct focus on color, texture and composition. Her simplicity in design combined with the quality of the aluminum she uses to create her jewelry offer a fresh, modern aesthetic.
Earth Dreams
Artist: Jackie Magyar North Royalton, OH www.naturedevajewelry.com Inspired by her love of metalsmithing, art and nature, Jackie found her passion by producing handcrafted jewelry. Earth Dreams jewelry is a collection of original designs etched in metal then filled using a special process which provides vibrant and fade resistant color. Her brand’s aesthetic is inspired by nature…
Renate Favour
Company: Etc Designs Williamsburg, MI www.etsy.com/shop/Etc2Renate Renate has been designing for 30 years. The first piece of jewelry she ever made was with a bobby-pin from her grandmother’s bedroom and a nickel.
Alison Lowery
Company: AL Pottery Dayton, OH www.Afawcettpottery.com Alison uses porcelain to create functional forms and jewelry. She teaches middle and high school ceramics in Dayton. She earned her BFA in Ceramics at Ohio University.
Lawrence and Audrey Goldsmith
Columbus, OH www.etsy.com/shop/fineartfineglass Lawrence and Audrey Goldsmith have worked together producing fine art and fine craft work since 1976. Audrey majored in fine art at UCLA and UC Santa Cruz. Lawrence studied art and architecture at the University of Illinois in Chicago and majored in fine art at Blake College where he received his BA.…
Mikelle Hickman-Romine
Columbus, OH www.Mikelle.net Mikelle has been a craft artist and florist for over 20 years, and her work reflects an alchemy of influences. Her jewelry consists of hand-sewn glass seed beads, gemstones, and sterling silver or gold fill.
Jeannie John
Company: Aggie’s Attic Massillon, OH Jeannie and her mother, Aggie, played Scrabble for hours. She was inspired by her mother to follow her dream and her business, Aggie’s Attic, was started in 2007. Jeannie makes fun pendants, pins, and bracelets using scrabble tiles and dominoes, applying found images that are finished with resin.
Jane Kimmel
Mt. Vernon, OH Babbleonindustries.com/jbead.html Jane designs beautiful beaded jewelry like necklaces, earrings and pins in her home studio in Mt. Vernon Ohio.
Mike Kozumplik
Sherwood, OH www.Facebook.com/p/Mike-Kozumplik-Designs Mike works with sterling silver, 10K-gold, bronze and assorted gemstones to craft his nature inspired jewelry designs. Processes include lost wax casting and various fabricating and finishing techniques.
Edy Seaman
Company: Long Way Home Studios North Canton, OH www.facebook.com/justedy63 Edy started as a glass worker but soon began using the enamels to create fun, colorful jewelry. The enamel is sifted onto copper or fine silver, then torch fired to fuse the glass and the metal underneath. She often adds graphite, fine silver and texture to…
Lab Partners
Artist: Joanna Shipengrover & John Davison Columbus, OH www.Labpartnersjewelry.com The Lab Partners, Joanna and John, combine art, science, history, and technology to create unique, beautiful and interesting jewelry that has a story to tell.
My Beverly Jewelry
Artists: Deanna Guerrieri & Sarah Moynihan Canfield, OH www.Mybeverlyjewelry.com My Beverly Jewelry is a best friend duo creating real pressed flower jewelry in Youngstown, Ohio. Most of the flowers used in their designs come from the pair’s home gardens. The work is both simple and unique, and inspired by their love for all things floral,…
TASI Designs
Artist: Taya Koschnick Portland, OR www.Tasidesigns.com TASI Jewelry has been handcrafted in Portland, Oregon for over 15 years. Second generation jeweler Taya Koschnick uses sterling silver, 14k-gold, glass, and unique beads in her designs.
Sundrop Jewelry
Artist: Tawney Reynolds Berkely, CA www.Sundropjewelry.com Tawney melts glass into “sundrops” in her driveway in Berkeley, California, using a three-foot-tall magnifying glass (technically a fresnel lens) to focus sunlight, which can produce a ‘hot spot’ reaching 3,000 °F. Shaped simply with focused sunlight and gravity, the molten glass naturally forms an elegant droplet shape. The…
Jackwind Studio
Artist: Carol Wallenfelsz Marion, OH www.Jackwindstudio.com Carol is a mixed-media artist, who works with alcohol ink, acrylics, and colored pencils to create her jewelry and artwork.
John Whitney
Company: Whitney Designs Ltd Sarasota, FL www.Whitneysarasota.com John and Linda Whitney have been designing beautiful jewelry since the 1970s. Sterling silver and 14K gold were the only materials used for many years in their work, but the pair have expanded to include red brass, copper and nickel silver. They continue to use only hand tools in…
Melissa Woods
Toledo, OH www.Melissamariewoods.com Melissa began creating wire jewelry when she was 16 years old. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, she uses the traditional jewelry making techniques and anodized aluminum to design her bright, beautiful work.
Karen Yassenoff
Columbus, OH A former elementary-school art teacher, Karen designs unique jewelry using metals including copper, brass and silver.
Copper Twig
Artist: Laura Gooley Erie, PA www.coppertwiggallery.etsy.com Laura is from Erie and spent most of her childhood at Presque Isle. She attended Villa Maria Academy and receive an Associate Degree in Photography from Oakbridge Academy of Art. The imagery in her photography and jewelry embraces tranquil simplicity, rustic elegance and imperfect beauty as perfect. Copper Twig…
Heavy Metal
Artist: Russell Stephanchick Cleveland Heights, OH Instagram.com/RussellStephanchick A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, Russel has worked as a designer in the automotive, marine, and trade show industries and as a silversmith for over 30 years.
Melissa O’Brien
Company: Melissa O’Brien Designs Cleveland, OH www.Melissaobriendesigns.com A jeweler and metalsmith, Melissa received her BFA in metals and painting from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. She has been a studio artist for over 20 years. Her inspiration comes from nature, shapes and forms. She enjoys playing with the use of positive and negative space…
Essex Glass
Artist: Beverly Burke Eichenlaub Essex, NY Beautiful ESSEX GLASS Jewelry is handcrafted using kiln-forming glass techniques. Colorful sheet glasses are layered with glass frit and stringer; each color is individually cut and placed to create the vibrant designs. Glass “beads” are fused, then cleaned and polished. Pieces are assembled with Sterling Silver compontents.
The Smithery
Artists: Ann Holman and Jen Townsend Columbus, OH www.shopthesmithery.com Columbus College of Art & Design alumni Anne Holman and Jen Townsend joined forces in 2014 to create The Smithery, after many years of working independently on their own lines of jewelry. Anne and Jen are now working in a growing community of makers and creatives…
Three Graces Jewelry
Artist: Roxanne McGovern Columbus, OH www.3gracesjewelry.com Roxanne began collecting beads long before she started making her own glass. Many of her jewelry pieces incorporates several different bead weaving techniques combined with the glass artistry created with the torch and kiln. By blending these techniques, each glass piece is enhanced and takes on its own unique…
Sprig & Sparrow
Artist: Heather McQueen North Olmsted, OH Facebook.com/SprigandSparrowJewelry Heather Grandmont McQueen grew up in New Hampshire, studied Metalsmithing at Bowling Green State University, and now resides outside Cleveland, Ohio. Heather’s designs are inspired by a fusion of organic and geometric forms that are elegantly understated. Her jewelry incorporates hammered metals with a focus on delicate details…
Deanna Poelsma
Company: Glazed and Confused Creations Indianapolis, IN www.Glazedconfusedcreations.com Poelsma earned her BFA focusing on ceramics and small scale metals at the Columbus College of Art & Design. After graduation she taught art, restored art, and served in the non-profit arts sector as a grant maker, but always had a desire to create full-time. In 2021…
Deidre Nabors
Columbus, IN www.etsy.com/shop/deidrenabors.com Each piece of jewelry is designed and hand-made in Deidre’s studio in Columbus, Indiana. The art form is called Millefiori and was created over 1000 years ago by Venetian glass blowers. The same art technique has been adapted for use in Polymer clay. The process involves wrapping and layering the colored clay…
Little Shop on Park
Artist: Lisa Koontz Worthington, OH www.facebook.com/Littleshoponpark Lisa uses wood to create fun earring designs like flowers, leaves and seasonal themes.
Sunday Creek Studio
Artist: Marjorie Bledsoe Millfield, OH etsy.com/shop/sundaycreekstudios.com Marjorie creates one-of-a-kind wire wrapped jewelry using copper, silver, and a wide variety of semi-precious stones and gems.
Adaptive Reuse
Artist: Christine Terrell San Marcos, TX Adaptivereuser.com Each one-of-a-kind piece of adaptive reuse tin jewelry is joyfully handcrafted by Christine Terrell from locally sourced, free-range decorative tins. It is a core principle that her little business treads as lightly on the planet as possible. That’s why she uses: Locally sourced upcycled tin containers that most…
Jenny Rytel
Chattanooga, TN Jenny Rytel fell in love with Cane glass and has never looked back! She has done shows with her cane glass earrings/pendants/keychains and pins with her whimsical wirework for many years.
Andrea Yagoda
Delaware, OH etsy.com/shop/Beadswork
Pamela Pastoric
Willoughby, OH Facebook.com/PPastoricdesign/ Pamela creates metalwork jewelry inspired by many influences from architecture, nature, antiques, and more.
Pat Antonick
Heliotrope Art Studio Dayton, OH Pat is a multi-media artist in Dayton, Ohio, who graduated from the Dayton Art Institute. She draws inspiration from flora in the garden, embellished costumes, flea market finds, rust in the scrap yard and museum treasures.
Sarah Bullington
Business: Busy Bee Artistry Medina, OH facebok.com/people/Busy-Bee-Artistry-LLC Sarah makes handmade jewelry using various materials.
Sharon Huber
Sharon’s Stuff Inspired by Nature Dublin, OH Sharon is a Columbus, Ohio based artisan who handcrafts nature inspired jewelry with quality materials and traditional metalsmithing techniques.
Janet Marsano
Company: Janet Marsano Designs Loudonville, OH facebook.com/JanetMarsanoDesigns/ Janet is a metalsmith/jewelry and teacher. The images in her sterling silver jewelry are drawings on scratchboard. They are sealed with acrylic but cannot get wet. Use a silver polishing cloth to clean the silver if it tarnishes.