[masterslider id=”89″] JA New York: What about Jewelry as an art form are you drawn to in particular? Barbara Cieslicki: I am drawn to the challenges inherent in creating great jewelry.  The creation of beautiful jewelry that has aesthe

[masterslider id=”88″] JA New York: How long have you been designing jewelry? Shauna Blyth Burke: I took my first metal-smithing class in the 8th grade and I caught the art bug. I have been designing and making jewelry for over 30 years.

[masterslider id=”87″] JA New York: How long have you been designing jewelry? Thea Izzi: I graduated from Rhode Island School of Design’s Jewelry and Metals program in 1991 and began making my own jewelry line around 1995. Officially,

[masterslider id=”86″] JA New York: How long have you been designing jewelry? Elaine B Jewelry: I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 2009 with a fine arts degree specializing in metal and glass. Since then I worked f

[masterslider id=”85″] JA New York: How long have you been designing jewelry?  Jacquelyn Rice for Gild the Lily: We have been seriously designing and making jewelry for about 5 years. Before that in 2000 I started using polymer for brooc

[masterslider id=”84″] JA New York: How long have you been designing jewelry? Julie Shaw for Julie Shaw Designs: Been designing and making jewelry for 45 years JA New York: What about jewelry as an art form are you drawn to in particular