Phillip Troyer

ThunderSky Jewelry

Hillsboro, WI

2023 Booth #69

www.etsy.com/shop/thunderskyjewelry

Handmade, one of a kind, silver jewelry using self polished gem stones & original designs. I use piercing as my main technique. It's the process of cutting out a design in metal with a jewelers saw by hand. It is a lengthy process using a blade the size of a horse hair, but yields a cleaner, crisper image as apposed to etching or stamping. I learned this process in undergrad at the University of WI- Milwaukee where I got my Jewelry and Metalsmithing degree. I design in a style that is close to my heart. Inspired by the first people of this land and the spiritual elements that accompany that way of life. All of the work that features animalistic iconography has an ancient story behind it. A mythology that has been handed down for thousands of years. I accompany those images with polished gemstones. Connecting with a love that I have had since childhood. The first collection I ever had was a rock collection. Rocks and minerals have always fascinated and memorized me.

© Phillip Troyer

Jan Raven

Wausau, WI

2022 Booth #37

www.janraven.com

Argentium silver (a tarnish-resistant alloy of sterling) and 14 karat gold-fill wire: formed, hammered, fused, woven, and finished by hand.

© Jan Raven

Dawn Middleton

Greenville, IN

2020 Booth #

www.dawnmiddleton.com

Hand Fabricated from precious metals, stones and found objects. The metal is manipulated with hammer, torch, and kiln. Working with the tools and flame I create a connection between the stone and metal. Spirit and Earth inspire me.

© Dawn Middleton

Barbara Hamberg

Desert Snow Designs

Albert Lea, MN

www.desertsnowdesigns.com

2019 Booth #59

Color is what truly enlivens me and I use it gleefully in my art. I coil, bend, twist, flatten and form wire, which once began simply straight, along with hammering and texturing sterling silver. I also use semiprecious and precious stones, copper, anodized aluminum, crystal, and lampwork glass.

© Barbara Hamberg

Julie Johnson

Feat of Clay

Blaine, MN

www.feat-of-clay.com

2018 booth #90

I create, using polymer clay, wearable art–not just jewelry! I adapt to color & fashion trends beyond the limitations of most other jewelry artists. My jewelry is functional, fun, trendy-one-of-a-kind. It is unique, hand-made, created one piece at a time with love & finished with great care. Wherever possible it is signed. Years of master-level training & experience enable me to create intriguing shapes (some with kinetic movement), incorporate interesting & unusual findings to create one-of-a-kind items of wearable art. My work demonstrates a high-level of proficiency with surface techniques. My work expresses a passion for originality & color – especially color! I custom-blend my colors for every project. I frequently incorporate my original art into a design. Repeat buyers come to my booth, often wearing a piece they purchased previously. I’m so appreciative of their support & they personally challenge me to stretch my horizons & continue my exploration of the medium.

© Julie Johnson

Annette Wilson

Artful Romp Studio

Maplewood, MN

https://www.artfulrompstudio.com

2018 booth #120A

Hand Made Sterling Silver Jewelry, primarily necklaces & earrings. Many pieces have stones, some have other interesting materials such as photos, buttons, copper, shells, etc. Techniques: soldering, texturing (hammer or rolling mill), hand sawing & forming, press forming & cutting.

© Annette Wilson

Lisa Williams

Crystal Lake, IL

lisawilliamsjewelry.com

© Lisa Williams

2023 Booth #133

My work encompasses all aspects of jewelry making. Each piece is a unique hand fabricated design from silver flat sheet and wire with emphasis on comfort of wearability and elegance. To manipulate the metal, I employ an array of techniques, including hammering, hollowware, rollprinting, marriage of metals, etching, and tool fabrication. My designs boast an urban flair characterized by delicate and intricate textures.

I derive my inspiration for textures, shapes, lines and patterns from simple details that surround us everyday and everywhere. My studio is filled with natural elements I have collected over the years.
Among my greatest sources of inspiration is a box of “ metal things,” including scrap, as well as my
own experimental designs, in various stages, which
I save and use to spark imagination and evolution. 

I earned a BFA in Design with an emphasis in
metalsmithing from the University of Kansas.  I also
studied jewelry design and adornment at Elmhurst
Art Museum.  I have been doing various art shows
around Illinois for the past 18 years.

Emily Thelemann

Shimmering Carbon

Minneapolis, MN

2023 Booth #79

© Emily Thelemann

I hand carve exotic woods,and incorporate it with sterling silver that I hand texture. I also use found woods like lichen, birch wood, and cotton wood and I layer it with sterling silver and bezel set it under glass to preserve the colors and textures.

Cindy Mae Swee

Dakota Mae Design

Minneapolis, MN

2021 Booth #21

I make and combine materials that are colorful, harmonious and balanced, then create interest with dynamic shapes, sizes, and surfaces.

My love of gemstones began during my childhood while hunting for agates and thomsonites on the north shore of Lake Superior. In the 1970’s I became hooked on glass as well, and started collecting vintage and unusual materials while traveling the U.S.A., Europe, the Far East and Africa.

Eventually I wanted what I did not find, and started making my own lampwork beads, enhancing them with 22K gold and fine silver leaf, silver reduction frit, dichroic glass and encasing. I find this layering of visual elements and colors, and making shapes to be very seductive.

I combine my art glass creations with quality gemstones, hammered, torched and stamped sterling silver, copper and brass, 14K gold and a variety of unique treasures.

I am finished with a piece when the design is beautiful in addition to being wearable, and interesting.

© Cindy Mae Swee

Laura Stamper

New Hope, MN

www.laurastamper.com

2017 booth # 36

Laura's art background is painting. When she approaches a new piece, she thinks in terms of color, design and negative space. “I have been influenced by the greats from Da Vinci to Dali. The theme of my art is rooted in story with an emphasis on nature and the female form.” Each figure is carefully hand crafted one at a time.

The entire process for each piece consists of multiple steps, including miniature porcelain sculptures and enameling. When all the miniatures are finished, Laura combines them with gem stones and sets them in precious metals (sterling silver, 18 k, 22 k, and 24 k gold). Laura's unique style and craftsmanship make these collectable pieces heirlooms of the future.

Laura's work is sold through select galleries and juried art shows.

© Laura Stamper

Greg Souther

designmine

Cross Lake, MN

2017 booth # 75D

All work is fabricated using a mixture of metals, sterling, copper and 14k gold.

© Greg Souther

Joyce Slate

Mythos Jewelry

Sarasota, FL

www.mythosjewelry.com

2023 Booth #110

I create micro mosaics in the old world Italian technique developed by the Vatican in the 1500’s. I make glass threads, or filati, by melting enamel glass and shaping it while molten. I pull the glass into long thin threads and then cut them into pieces smaller than rice, to place within my setting, following a drawing.
I hand make the stucco adhesive, following the ancient formula. I pulverize travertine marble and mix it with a combination of linseed oil, and allow it to harden for months.

© Joyce Slate

Carmel Schramm

Simply Living Jewelry

Rhinelander, WI

SimplyLivingJewelry.com

2017 booth # 143

The Fine Art of Stone Jewelry - Natural stones lead our designs. Every step from design, fabrication, and finishing is done my me. I use fine silver, and tarnish- resistant sterling such as Argentium.The sheet and wire I forge, bend, or hammer into shapes is silver soldered to complete the finished pieces. I enjoy the challenge of traditional hand fabrication metal smith techniques to form each piece. Our textured surfaces are achieved by traditional and contemporary methods. I cut stones to reflect the optimum shape, color, texture by traditional lapidary methods.

© Carmel Schramm

Kathrin Schmidt

Jewel Burst

Iowa City, IA

2017 booth # 80A

Pearl mountings are individually crafted in silver or gold using the lost wax technique and fabrication. Each mounting is enhanced with precious or semi-precious stones, is rhodium finished and pegged.

© Kathrin Schmidt

Choli Merrill-Jaja

Minneapolis, MN

© Choli Merrill-Jaja

2023 Booth #115

Silver, gold, precious & semi-precious stones & beads are combined with various metal texturing techniques to evoke my creative vision.

Gayle Martens

Spicer, MN

GayleMarieDesigns.com

© Gayle Martens

2018 booth #9

I work in moldable metal called metal clay. Fine silver, bronze and copper metal clay is molded, carved or sculpted to create one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.

Steven Lindholm

SPL Designs

Menomonie, WI

www.spldesigns.com

2017 booth # 28

Along with some fabrication, I generally use the lost wax method to create a wax design.

I start the process either from a drawing of a design, or just carving in wax, to create the Product. I take the wax, set it up in a plaster like investment, then proceed burning out the wax and casting in silver or gold. Finishing the piece by setting precious and semi precious gemstones in Gold or Silver to create my rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets.

© Steven Lindholm

Barbara Lager

Lager Gallery

St Paul, MN

lagergallery.com

2023 Booth #129

© Barbara Lager

My jewelry is created from hand- anodized Niobium and anodized Aluminum. The metals are shaped, chased and layer. The colorful pieces of metals are then carefully drilled and riveted together. Each piece tells a whimsical tale.

Gopal Kapoor

Greenville, NC

2017 booth # 41

I make silver and gold sculpture jewelry and have for 38 years.  My works are one of kind handmade pieces.

© Gopal Kapoor

Marti Johnson

MLJ Designs
Minneapolis, MN

© Marti Johnson

2023 Booth #152

Trained as a Silversmith at the Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Have been a full time artist and in business 28 years, traveling the U.S. showing at fine art fairs and galleries.
My works begins with sheet metal, cutting forging, dapping with applied finishes. My style is modern and contemporary appreciating simple straight forward shapes.

Silver & 14k filled metal sheet cut, dapped, forged, soldered and finished with wire brush & patina.