I’m Claire Goverts and I’ve been doing various arts and crafts as long as I can remember. I started beading back in middle school, working primarily with seed beads I even had a bead loom. When I went away to college I didn’t do any beading, I did mostly graphic art at that point […]
First off, I’m not claiming to be a pro at taking pictures, far from it! We all know that getting good pictures of our items is very important when it comes to selling our creations on line. I’ve had my digital SLR camera for just about a year now and I feel like I’m just […]
I would like to introduce Cevulirn aka Benjamin, who started making chainmaille in 2001, and experimenting with Turks head rings in 2003. Since then Cevulirn has made rings with brass, copper, stainless steel, fine silver, niobium, titanium, and gold, most being of fine silver. Not only are these some of the most complex rings I […]
Welcome to Wildwoman Creations Art and Craft Gallery and the home of “My Art Locker” a center for teaching and learning. Stephanie “Rosie” Fischer Wildwoman One, Linda Danna, Wildwoman Two, Tom Milne, Mr. Rosie and Virginia Voehringer, Senior Wildwoman. We have had our creativity unleashed. We create therefore we are. We play therefore we […]
I always enjoy writing these features, but this is one I that I am truly excited to write. I admire anyone who can paint well, but Cookie of MookieJones doesn’t just paint well, she paints exceptionally well! Cookie is not only a self taught artist, she has also shared her passion by teaching both adult and […]
I’m Kalera Stratton, a lampwork glass beadmaker based in Portland, Oregon. I got my start lampworking in Spring of 1992, when a friend gave me a brief demo in her apartment… I was only 20 years old, but I was mesmerized by the glass and knew that it was my calling. A month later, for […]
My Mother kept her jewelry in the top drawer of a high dresser. I’m not sure if she did this out of convenience or to to keep her valuables away from little scroungers like me but regardless, her efforts were in vain. I still remember the many times I dragged her vanity stool over […]
For you maillers out there, this will be no big surprise – but keep reading anyway, and for those of you who admire chainmaille but don’t know much about it, but want to learn – I’m here to tell you a little more about it, by introducing you to Bonnie of MailleEtc on Etsy. Although […]
I’ve been designing jewelry for the last 15 years or so. I’m also a full-time student, studying to be a nurse practitioner and a mom of two beautiful kids. With a lot of (pushing) support from my friends, family, and significant other, I’ve recently decided to begin selling my designs on Etsy, as well as […]
I looked up the definition of crochet and this is what I found. Before reading the history here is my little history. My grandmother (I called her nanna) she crochet up a storm with the thin threads and small hooks. (I tried this method and can’t do it to save my life) She crocheted doilies […]
