Regina To

Key West FL

2021 Booth #

© Regina To

http://www.sophiapip.etsy.com

Traditional metal-smithing methods such as hand sawing, drilling, soldering, cold-forging, and riveting are used on sterling silver, copper, and brass to fabricate elegant botanical-themed jewelry. Most pieces are matte-brushed to produce a satin finish that elucidates form, while others are oxidized to offer contrast to the metal's natural hues. Organically shaped seaglass in rare colours, high lustre baroque pearls, and vintage finds are often used as accents.

Tara Locklear

Raleigh, NC

http://taralocklear.com

2020 Booth

© Tara Locklear

I am inspired by industrial and social culture materials but driven by my love affair with color. My material choices have unique graphic and color qualities in which exploring and forming them are the heart of my studio practice. All of my material choices have inherent beauty and strength beyond their functioning identity. Pushing boundaries of color and pattern with the existing worn, street patinas of the broken, recycled skateboards that I use paired with handmade sterling silver designs, creates playful but powerful jewelry. These dual factors are the reasons why the jewelry resonates memory, time, and place to anyone who encounters it. Harnessing every day with a unique sense of self is what my work strives to aide. My focus is to create fine hand crafted jewelry that empowers individuality and brings a refreshing point of view to contemporary jewelry. This is my idea of what everyday jewelry should be.

Jeannie Trelles

Vikse Designs

St. Paul, MN

http://www.viksedesigns.com

2022 Booth #100B

© Jeannie Trelles

Hand fabricated sterling silver, 14k gold, and semi-precious stone jewelry. Techniques used include sawing, hammering, rolling and stamping textures, soldering, bezel setting, stone-on-stone setting, and lapidary. The settings are designed to showcase the natural shapes and patterns of the stones used.

Melinda Wolff

White Bear Township MN

http://melindawolff.com

2023 Booth #24

© Melinda Wolff

Distinctive and one of a kind jewelry crafted with sustainability in mind from reclaimed wood scraps. These handmade pieces retain their natural character through a clear resin coating that accentuates the natural beauty of the wood.

Bernadette Johnson

Farmington, MN

https://www.BernadetteJohnsonDesigns.com

2022 Booth #44

© Bernadette Johnson

I hand fabricate one-of-a-kind designs that compliment the natural beauty in the unique gems, stones, and fossils that I love to collect. The precious metals I use include Argentium Sterling Silver and 14kt solid gold. I create my designs in my home studio by sawing, soldering, forming, forging, shaping, and polishing the metal. Then I skillfully set the carefully chosen gem or stone with a variety of traditional setting methods that include bezel, prong, and flush settings. I love to learn and am constantly working on new techniques to add to my designs. When a piece is complete, I love to share with customers the story of how Mother Nature created the unique gem, stone, or fossil and my part in bringing the beauty out in it to be seen by all.

Susan Field

Chesnee SC

http://JewelryBySusanField@etsy.com

2021 Booth #11

© Susan Field

I enjoy working with the rich textures and colors of bead embroidery, combined with embossed leather and unusual gemstones and fossils. I have a background as a painter, so I usually first paint my designs onto beading foundation, then create a beadwork bezel for the focal item. Then I will embroider the design - many of my pieces have 5000 or more individually stitched glass seed beads intermingled with gemstone beads. Recently I have been accenting my beadwork with embossed leather, which also provides a beautiful backing.

Tricia Bagstad

Ramsey, MN

2019 Booth #

http://2wiredsisters.com

© Tricia Bagstad

I use Sterling Silver, Copper, Antique Brass & Colored wire from 16 gauge to 28 gauge with Furnace Glass, Swarovski Crystal, Stones, Czech Glass,Lampwork or polymer clay. To achieve a design a number of assorted pliers, mandrels, files, jigs(to coil wire)cutters & hammers are used. In my
colored Crayon Collection I use 1 1/2" balled head pin,add pewter daisy spacer,
cut & add coiled wire, add another daisy spacer & place on sterling silver chain & loop wire and wind around top twice, cut & tuck wire. When making mirror image wires for Earrings I hold 2 wires together and form design so wire is exactly the same on each earring.When Texturing wire I make short chopping motions using different hammers & when feathering wire I make long strokes. I paint some of my Antique Charms and wipe off so most of the color is darker in the crevices in my Antique Brass collection.I love copper wire as it is so workable,can be left the copper color or can patina for a different effect.

Lily Kavanaugh

ilo studio
http://ilompls.com

Minneapolis, MN

© Lily Kavanaugh

2019 Booth #73

Offering both a core collection and one of a kind modern hand fabricated jewelry in brass, silver gold and stone. ILO strikes a balance between staple and statement jewelry, toeing the line between modern art pieces and ancient artifacts. With striking, timeless design, each ILO piece gives its wearer a feeling of power and elegance.

Sky Kahmann

Harpstone

Brooklyn Center, MN

2021 Booth #1

www.harpstone.com

© Sky Kahmann

My art is free-form wirework jewelry, composed of sterling silver or 14K gold-filled wire and adorned with semi-precious stones and/or Swarovski crystals. The most popular items are earrings, but I’ve recently started selling matching necklaces that have been in high demand. I make spoon rings as well. The market for those is more saturated, so I usually wait until I can get a set of unique spoons to better stand out from the other artists. My bestsellers were a “presidential” set - each had a president’s face engraved on one, along with a fun fact and years served. 
Whatever I have in my booth, I aim to give all the pieces a modern contemporary style, and they are all original designs. They are handmade, using a variety of pliers, cutters, hammers, and mandrels to give them one-of-a-kind textures and shapes. I bring my tools and materials to art fairs to have demonstrations and to make customizations for patrons.

Chelsea Rudie

Maple Grove MN

http://www.chelsearudiemade.com

20 Booth

© Chelsea Rudie

Chelsea Rudie (Maple Grove, MN) has been painting with alcohol inks since 2018. She began painting following the unexpected passing of her mother, also an artist. She inherited her mother's artworks and supplies, and worked through her grief creating beautiful art with her mother’s alcohol inks.
Chelsea’s art is inspired by the beauty of both nature and man-made structures, using bold color combinations and negative-space to present the known in novel ways. Chelsea uses different methods, including pencil and pen drawing filled in with ink, as well as manipulating inks using an airbrush and isopropyl alcohol to encourage movement.
Jewelry features handpainted miniature works of of art, with fine-quality findings.

Ann Aas

AnnMade in Minnesota

Chanhassen MN

www.annmadeinminnesota.com

2023 Booth #6

© Ann Aas

I enamel using a torch and the immersion method. I begin with copper shapes that have been sawed, punched, pinched or fold formed to get them ready for the enameling process. Next, I heat the copper with a torch until it glows. The hot copper is dipped in crushed glass.The glass sticks and the piece is returned to the heat, fusing the glass to the base. This process is repeated 4-6 times until the color is achieved. Surface interest is added with frit, ceramic decals, hand painting and millefiori wafers. Enamel components are finished with sterling silver or brass accents. I use soldering, stacking, wire wrapping and riveting to my create finished pieces. Each piece is one of a kind due to the process.

Caleb Barnaby

Crestview, FL

www.calebbarnabydesigns.com

© Caleb Barnaby

2019 Booth #76

Using recycled metals, I apply an intricate etching process to give them an ornate look. All of my etched designs are original and are inspired by natural elements (trees, flowers and sacred geometry). After the etching process, I hand-cut the metals to transform them into their final composition.

Shandor Madjar

Colorado Springs CO

www.Artsilver.com

2020 Booth

© Shandor Madjar

As a multi-skilled jewelry artist specializing in wax sculpting, metal-smithing, & the application of simple hinged engineering to Jewelry. 
For 23 years I have enjoyed creating dynamic designs. In the early days it was about kinetic wearable sculpture & movement, a turning wheel or flower petal spinning. 
Today the concepts have evolved for Designs to be worn multiple ways, pendants that become rings and multi-hinged clasp system for arthritic fingers or multiform pendants that can transform different ways.
I enjoy the challenge of creating different mechanical wearable works of art.
Predominantly using Sterling Silver & 14k Gold, my primary way of creating my work, is the process of "Lost Wax Casting". This is the process of how wax is burned out to be replaced with molten silver.
I first start with the most difficult part, the Concept/Idea. Then moving onto drawings, wax sculpting, and casting. After which the soldering of hinges, bezel setting, & finishing with final polishing.

Greta Sandquist

St. Paul, MN
2019 Booth #118

My jewelry is made from tiny prints of my paintings. I create the print to fit into the metal base and adhere it. Then I cover it with a thick layer of crystal clear resin. Beads and findings are added. 

© Greta Sandquist

Kristin Wornson

Skipping Lilies
Minneapolis, MN
2020 Booth

www.skippinglilies.com

I have a love of wild things & wild places & a desire to exhibit the beauty that exists there. With a background in biology, that involves fieldwork in remote regions such as the Amazon rainforest & Antarctica, I bring my love of science & conservation to my work & process. Using foraged natural specimens (plants, seeds, botanicals, marine algae), as my primary design material & glass/sterling silver as the other components, my focus is on illuminating the captivating beauty of the natural world, inspiring people to look closer at it. I hope my jewelry can serve as a unique representation of the beauty inherent in wild places & an homage to the tiny plants & wonders that inhabit them.

© Kristin Wornson

Chester Allen

New Orleans, LA
2018 booth #36

Thru Geometric Symbolism, revealing positive & negative space & kinetics balance sought. Forge, create tools, Silver, enameling, annealed planished, vector tightening, cold cut techniques employed.

© Chester Allen

Sally Phillips

Indianapolis, IN
2020 Booth
 

I use heavy gauge 14kt gold filled and solid sterling silver metals in my wirewrapped bracelets, earrings, rings, pendants and cuffs. Each piece is made one at a time. They are given a hand application of patina, is buffed, burnished then given a final polish. Thee look is classic and timeless and is meant to be worn every day. My jewelry goes well with casual as well as more formal attire.

© Sally Phillips

David & Ann Reif

Lake Ozark MO
2018 booth #137
renegadeheart.net

We work in fine metal fabrication, lapidary Arts, etching and other metalworking skills to create our own style of personal adornment. We work as a team from concept through completion with each bringing their own skill set to the process.

© David & Ann Reif

Sharon Johnston

Dallas, TX

2023 Booth #104

www.sharonjohnstonjeweler.com

I hand-fabricate my jewelry in sterling and 14k gold. Each piece is conceived, constructed and the metal treated in such a way that the gemstones are tension-set and exchangeable by the wearer.

© Sharon Johnston

Linda Banning

LB Originals
Minneapolis, MN
2020 Booth

© Linda Banning

www.lboriginalsstainedglass.com

I was raised in Wisconsin along the beautiful St. Croix River. At the University of Wisconsin,     I studied art and earned my Bachelor’s degree. Because of my longing for creative expression, I started working in stained glass in 2000 while living in St. Paul, MN. I was drawn to this medium because of the play of light and color and the use of line and texture. I began creating one-of–a-kind abstract window pieces. 

Each type of glass I use brings its own uniqueness and depth to the work. I use stained glass for variety in color and texture and started using bottle glass in 2007 after my local glass recycling program ended. I had a personal mission to save some bottles from the landfill. Plus, finding bottles with interesting enameled or embossed graphics is so much fun! So much fun that in 2016, I started incorporating aluminum cans and opened up a whole new world of possibilities!

I personally design and hand-craft each piece of jewelry. The glass is hand cut and ground smooth to shape and size. Stained glass is wrapped in copper foil and soldered. Bottles are ground smooth and drilled to affix findings. By cold-working the bottles, I’m able to retain the original graphics and natural curve. I hope you enjoy my work!