Name: Alicia Hanson
Age: 35
Location: Oceanside, CA
Profession: Jewelry Designer | Silversmith
Craft(s) of Choice: Jewelry Making, I also do sewing, cooking, paper creations, and shrines
Blog (if applicable): http://hioctanejewelry.blogspot.com/
Ever since the first time I remember watching my dad weld and use a cutting torch I was mesmerized by those flying blue sparks I wasn’t suppose to [...]
Name: Christine Terrell
Age: 40
Location: Austin, TX
Profession: Jewelry Designer
Craft(s) of Choice: Metalwork
Blog: http://www.adaptivereuser.blogspot.com
Not crafting per se, but I remember as a kid spending hours and hours coloring in those books that were filled with black and white line drawings of kaleidoscopic patterns. I also remember at the time, my family thought I was crazy. How hilarious [...]
Name: Kaelin Cordis
Age: 25
Location: Belton, MO
Profession: Mom, Metalsmith, Wife, Crafter Extraordinaire
Craft(s) of Choice: Metalsmithing, Jewelry, Knitting
When I was 14, I read a Daja’s Book by Tamora Pierce, about a little girl who could manipulate red hot metal with her bare hands. This magical young girl made a steel and copper rose bush, and in my [...]
Name: Kim Quinn Nicholson
Age: 29
Location: Atlanta, GA
Profession: Owner of Purple Hippo Art Studio, art studio for children
Craft(s) of Choice: metalworking with silver and found objects
Blog: website- www.kimquinn.com Shop- www.kimquinndotcom.etsy.com
I am always creating new things. Whether it is a painting, jewelry, sculpture; my house is full. It was just a “hobby”, then I discovered Etsy and [...]
Name: Rachel Rose
Age: 48
Location: Olathe, Ks.
Profession: Artist, Instructor
Craft(s) of Choice: Watercolors, Pastels, Beadweaving,Meltal workwire wrapping
I decided to be an artist when I was 7 years old. My parents took us(siblings) to see our cousin Phylis. She lived in Hollywood CA. I remember her being tall and beautiful, her boyfriend Jack [...]
Name: Tim See
Age: 29
Location: Syracuse, NY
Profession: Working artist and teacher
Craft(s) of Choice: Ceramics, Stained Glass, Metal
Blog: http://timseeclay.blogspot.com
I have been making pottery for ten years now, and its still the only thing I really want to do. If I am not physically making work, I am drawing reading or thinking about ceramics. Its great to be [...]
