Born and raised in Houston, TX, Belle Brooke Barer established Belle Brooke Designs in 2006. Belle began her jewelry studies at The Crucible in Berkeley, Ca, and later attended the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, where she received her professional certification as a Read More

THE INNOVATIVE JEWELRY OF CHRIS DAVIES BY SARAH DAVIS Step into the charming brick façade of the Hudson atelier of Chris Davies and you may find the designer draping a new necklace on a dressmaker’s form. He doesn’t care about the measurement of inches, but rather considers the Read More

Thomas is the founder of Seven Fingers Jewelers and he has had a long career as a jewelry designer and teacher. In 2013, his son Ethan joined him in the studio. He has exhibited at many of the major select Craft shows, such as the Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Museum Show. and has Read More

Thomas (Tim) McClelland was born in 1957 in Goodison, Michigan, a rural town north of Detroit. His family was artistic, musical and had a good sense of humor. In his public high school, he saw an art student melt and cast silver coins into a small sculpture. From that moment he decided he Read More

Amy Roper Lyons grew up in New Jersey in a family of artists. She discovered her passion for working with metal as a child, taking jewelry classes at a local art center. Amy went on to study metalsmithing and jewelry design at the Philadelphia College of Art where she earned a BFA. Ten Read More

Artisan Ricardo Basta has been designing and handcrafting fine jewelry for more than 35 years. His one-of-a-kind custom-made designs have been showcased in some of the most exclusive jewelry stores in the world, only anonymously. Basta is one of the rare breed of modern jewelers who Read More

BIOGRAPHY Raised in Santa Clara, California, Merry-Lee Rae began making jewelry as a teenager and her fascination with enamels and precious metals has been her lifelong passion.  Her formal education was in mathematics and she fully intended to pursue a respectable career in Silicon Read More

BIOGRAPHY As far back as I can remember I have always been interested in wildlife and natural history. I collected and labeled butterflies in grade school then during my high school years, I banded birds, and flew falcons for hunting purposes. I began my college years studying fine Read More

BIOGRAPHY Simple shapes infused with beautiful color are the signature of my award winning designer jewelry. My gemstone , diamond, pearl and Bakelite creations are inspired by my love of gardening, architecture and travel. I have been very fortunate to have won several nice awards Read More