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Don’t miss out on more wonderful holiday art. Check out the Tis the Season Art Gallery on EBSQ.
Featured above are: Christine Wasankari, Ann Ranlett, Valerie Jeanne, Christine Striemer, Amanda Makepeace, Melanie Pruitt, Sherry Key, Carolyn Schiffhouer, Windi Rosson, Lisa Wiktorek, and Carmen Medlin.
Who and where are you?
Lisa Wiktorek of Chesapeake VA.
How were you introduced to Facebook?
My teen daughter introduced me to Facebook! I realized I could make a separate page for just my Jewelry and did just that!
Any tips for other artists starting a Facebook Page?
I think beautiful pictures make all the difference. I also think you should have a direct link from your photo to the item in the store its being sold in, such as ETSY or eBay.
What’s your favorite Facebook Page feature?
I LOVE that I am able to right click and “copy” the web address of my jewelry item in the store, and “paste” it on my FB page! The main picture and store link pops up!
What’s coming next from your studio?
I am working on Travel and Flower themed Altered Art Charm bracelets. I have been working on triple strand bracelet designs as a different twist to my bracelets.
Autumn, in all it’s glorious colors, never lasts long enough. Maybe that’s why so many artists are drawn to capturing it’s intensity before Winter takes hold. We hope you enjoy our showcase this month featuring this wonderful flames of color!
Featured above are: Sherry Key, Amanda Makepeace, Jeanne Forsyth, Barbara Haviland, Elizabeth Fiedel, and Muriel Areno.
Next month’s theme: Winter Wonderland
Are you an EBSQ Artist with a shop on Etsy? Why not join the EBSQ-Etsy Steet Team? 
The following is a guest post by EBSQ Artist & Jewelry designerJulianne Carson
Why should you buy hand-created jewelry online instead of shopping at a department store or national chain jewelery stores where you are able to touch, examine, and try on the jewelry? I think you will pleasantly surprised at the unique jewelry designs and consistent high quality you’ll find, not to mention better pricing.
Handcrafted vs. Mass-Produced
The majority of jewelry you’ll find at your local department stores have been mass-produced, whereas the jewelry you’ll find from an online jewelry designer is more often than not, handcrafted. While some people don’t appreciate the quality and value of a unique handmade piece of jewelry, others appreciate the time and artwork that goes into the piece. There are many reasons to buy handcrafted jewelry versus mass-produced jewelry. The main reason being that when a jewelry product is mass-produced, the biggest concern for the manufacturer is their bottom line. How much money will each piece cost them and how low can they get their costs? This could mean the compromise of quality materials and assembly, which means you need to ask yourself if the metal is sterling silver or nickel, or, are the pearls on this necklace real? However, when a designer is constructing their jewelry designs by hand, they have complete control over each piece, its quality and materials, and each piece is approved by the designer because it was crafted by their own hands. When I create jewelry, I only use quality materials and inspect every element thoroughly before shipping the finished pieces to my clients.
Does buying more expensive handcrafted jewelry online mean greater savings?
When you buy from an online jewelry designer you are paying for the jewelry and for a very small percentage of their overhead costs. An online jewelry designer such as myself doesn’t have nearly as much overhead as your local department store.
Keep in mind that jewelry designers such as myself have to pay for their website store front, advertising fees and materials to make their jewelry. Most of my friends who are jewelry designers as well, work from their home, so they are using their home utilities and they don’t have to pay for studio space. When you look at working from your own home vs. store front space, the difference in rent is huge.
Local department stores that sell jewelry have to pay rent for their location, which is usually their most expensive overhead cost, plus salaries for their employers, advertising costs, licensing fees, utilities, wholesale merchandise, and the list goes on. In addition to these overhead costs, the merchandise itself is shipped and passed through many hands before it reaches the retailer. The manufacturer has sold their merchandise to a wholesaler, who then sells the merchandise to the retailer, who then displays the merchandise to sell to you, the customer. In many cases, the prices are more than doubled at each stage, starting from the manufacturer.
As for your savings, it just makes sense to support local jewelry artists and people who offer hand-made goods. When you buy your jewelry from an online jewelry designer, you know that you are getting a customized, high quality piece of jewelry. You will find that materials and assembly aren’t compromised, and the amount of money you are paying for your jewelry is much closer to the actual cost of making the jewelry. Yes, your online jewelry designer is making a profit because it is their business. However, they aren’t selling their jewelry to anyone before it reaches you. You might be paying more for handcrafted jewelry, but you are paying for quality work direct from the creator instead of price inflation, your local department store’s rent, and subsidizing advertising costs on an ad you probably never even saw. Additionally, when you buy direct from the creator, you are guaranteed a truly unique piece of jewelry that will serve as a keepsake for years to come.
When you buy from a small online jewelry business you are going to receive the personal attention you deserve as a customer. Your contact is usually directly from the designer when you place an order. I love that when you deal with a small business you aren’t treated like a number in a huge array of orders. Unlike a large business or department store, a small online business offers great customer service, which will result in a higher customer satisfaction. When you are buying unique handmade jewelry that will serve as a one-of-a-kind accessory for your jewelry collection, you want the personal attention that a small business can give you. In addition, you will probably find out about the designer’s background, or exactly how each piece of jewelry was made, which adds character and greater personal value to your purchase. Custom orders are a common service through online jewelry retailers.
There isn’t a better place to buy unique handmade jewelry than directly from the jewelry designer. You will find the quality and value you are looking for in addition to a truly unique piece of jewelry for your collection.
When we take a look at the recession, I think that a lot of us have had to watch spending and do more with less, myself included. I have to watch how I spend that hard-earned money and I understand the importance of “good” deals.
I could run to a department store and get a couple of things versus purchasing one handmade or local item. When I think about it, are the department store goodies as special and unique as that local handmade treasure? For me, the answer is an absolute NO. I want that one special item. I also want to know that I am making a difference to the person I am buying the item from.
I totally support buying local, handmade items because I want to make a change, not just for myself, but for my fellow artisans who are devoting their time to making beautiful works of art to support their families. I have heard every reason why many people still go for the quick, cheap, and mass-produced stuff that is most commonly manufactured in other countries. As we saw in some children’s jewelry produced in China last year with compromised materials, it can even be lethal! On a personal note, mass-produced work is simply not the right choice for me or my family.
My hope is that I can get a message out to my friends, and they in turn pass the message on that supporting local artisans selling handmade items can slowly, but definitely make a world of difference in our economy. It could also help change spending habits.
Would it really make a difference? YES! Please support original artists and artisans selling handmade this holiday season.
EBSQ Artist Julianne Carson of Hippie Chic Jewelz has been creating handmade jewelry from her studio in Texas since 1995.
This week’s EBSQ Blogger of the Week creates magic with her polymer clay and if that wasn’t enough, she also is a skilled Trompe L’oeil painter! I feel blessed to have such a talented artist in my midst.
Who and where are you?
I’m Lauren Abrams and I live in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.
How did you get started art blogging?
I started blogging in the last year or so to try to connect with other artists working in polymer clay. In fact, that’s the name of my blog “Find my way with Polymer Clay”….I know of others who work in this medium and I love their blogs. Some of these bloggers post work by other polymer artists, and of course, their own work. I’ve found that people who work with this relatively new medium are very generous with advice and inspiration.
Any tips for other EBSQ art bloggers?
I try to post as often as possible, which is usually when I’ve done some work I’m happy with, or have been mentioned in someone else’s blog or an Etsy treasury. My goal is to post every day lol…
What’s your musical inspiration of choice when you’re working in your studio?
My ipod contains pretty much nothing but classic rock…a guilty pleasure when I’m working.
What’s coming next from your easel?
I’ve just recently joined the instructors at CraftEdu.com and I’ll be teaching some polymer classes as well as the trompe l’oeil painting I’ve done for over 25 years. It’s an unusual teaching platform, with slideshow and text, narration and a forum site where students will be able to interact with the instructors. They’ve just launched a closed Beta and hope to work out any bugs and get it open to the public very soon.
http://laurenabramspolymerclay.blogspot.com
Thank you Lauren for being an EBSQ Blogger of the Week!
If you are an EBSQ Artist and would like to be considered for Blogger of the Week just add us to your blogroll. I’m searching EBSQ profiles weekly for links to artist’s blogs. If you aren’t an EBSQ Artist, what are you waiting for?
This week’s EBSQ Blogger of the Week is another amazing jewelry artist, specializing in lampwork beads and pendants. I find her work so bright and refreshing, it’s like an embodiment of Spring!
Who and where are you?
My name is Vickie Miller and I’m a glass beadmaker and jewelry designer from Camano Island in Washington State.
How did you get started art blogging?
Over the years as I’ve followed the blogs of some of my favorite artists I’ve found it fascinating that these creative and talented people were people just like me. They made me feel as though they really wanted to share and connect with me personally and allow me a glimse of their day to day existance. By sharing their photos they invited me into their homes, and introduced me to their families and friends, and they also shared other interests they have outside of their art. I came to realize that I wanted to share in this way also. To show people not only what I do, but that I have a life in addition to my art. I love it when people stop by my blog and leave a comment. It makes me feel approachable as a person and not as just the art they see on their computer screen.
Any tips for other EBSQ art bloggers?
I would recommend regular updates to your blog. Even if it’s only a few sentences. Show photos of not only your finished art but maybe the process of you creating your art, steps along the way, or photos of your studio or supplies that you use. People like to have a peek inside your life. Treat them as if they
were a visitor to your home.
What’s your musical inspiration of choice when you’re working in your studio?
Ahhhh, what music inspires me? It could be anything from vintage rock…Foreigner, Elton and Fleetwood Mac, to contemporary jazz…..David Sanborn and Wynton Marsalis……to Christian artists such as Mercy Me, Jars of Clay, and Amy Grant.
What’s coming next from your easel?
What’s coming next from my “easel” or “torch” in my case? I would love to try some of the newer silver laden glass that’s been developed in the last couple years. There are so many beautiful choices I just don’t know where to begin.
http://www.rubysshoes.blogspot.com/
Thank you Vickie for being an EBSQ Blogger of the Week!
If you are an EBSQ Artist and would like to be considered for Blogger of the Week just add us to your blogroll. I’m searching EBSQ profiles weekly for links to artist’s blogs. If you aren’t an EBSQ Artist, what are you waiting for?
Self adornment – we love it. One of the oldest and most popular types of self decoration is the wearing of jewelry. Some of the most special pieces are individual and created by hand. Handcrafted jewelry is not only an expression of the artist but of the wearer. A beautiful ring or simple pendant can speak to the feelings of the one who made it and how the person who wears it sees themself. Whether created in silver or gold; plain or sparkling with gems and stones, artist made jewelry is that often anonymous coming together of personalities that is unique.
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This month’s featured gallery is Seasonal Art: Be My Valentine. St. Valentine’s Day is February 14th. It’s popularity means that February has become the season of everything love – hearts, flowers, candy and things done up in pink and red. Throughout the month of February, we are going to take a few moments to catch up with some of the EBSQ artists that celebrate this holiday by creating art.
The month of February for some symbolizes love and for others it can symbolize the opposite. A lot of people have mixed feelings about the valentines holiday. With my work I try to capture the one thing that is constant year-round. It is the one emotion that can not be faked, that can not be put into a greeting card. And that emotion is passion. With out passion we would not strive to create works of art from our soul. This is my driving force of creating. With every piece of jewelry I make or every brush stroke my hand creates, there is a piece of my passion flowing into the finished piece. Valentine’s Day is a day for use to celebrate the love, passion & devotion we have for our loved one’s and our creative pursuits. There is a passion, obsession & devotion most artists feel when creating. This month just amplifies those emotions and the end result is very moving and heartfelt pieces. – Christina M. Givens
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Dichroic Moon and Fine Silver Pendant by Carmen Trueheart
The Autumn Necklace by Terah Lyn Ware
Pendant with Spider Web Agate by Christina A Kap0no
The Horsehoe and the Bismuth Necklace by Sholeh Mesbah
Tidal Wave Pool by Stephanie D’Aigle
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This week’s Featured Friday store is run by Audrey Parker.
Audrey’s store is full to the brim! With over 600 items to choose from! Her one of a kind jewelry is great for that perfect unique gift. Between the awesome wire wrapping, stones, glass, and all the crystals I don’t know what to look at first! She also has an endless supply of findings, if you are looking to make your own creations.
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This demonstration was originally presented by Lauren Abrams on 22 June 2009
I’m going to show you how I make one of my split pendants. It involves using a Skinner Blend, a simple cane, and a “gem” I make out of alcohol inks and silver leaf.
The first thing you have to do when working with polymer clay is to condition it. You can do this by rolling it out with a rolling pin, kneading it with your hands, or any number of ways…but the best and easiest for me is my pasta maker…and with a motor on it it’s even easier! You just push the clay through the top and it comes out underneath at whatever thickness you’ve set it on…there are between seven and ten usually on a pasta maker. Once you’ve put it through a number of times, it’s conditioned and ready to use.
The first thing I want to demonstrate is the Skinner Blend, so called because of the person who figured it out…Judith Skinner. She made it easy to do a beautiful graduation of colors with just a few easy steps. The first one is deciding which colors you want to use, and conditioning them…I’ve done my blue, now I’m doing a white clay.
I’ve decided I don’t want a chalky white, so I’m adding a bit of translucent clay and a tiny bit of yellow..then conditioning it while mixing the colors together at the same time, using the pasta machine.
Once you’ve mixed the colors you want and have them the same thickness…you put one on top of the other, and using your tissue blade(very sharp)cut a triangle through both, so they are the same size.
Take them apart and put the longest sides together…
Squish them together a bit so they don’t come apart the first time you put them through the pasta machine…sometimes you need to overlap a bit..
Now, just fold it in half like in the picture, and put it into the pasta machine.
Catch it, fold it again THE SAME WAY… and put it through again and again…it’s most important that you always fold it the same way.
Keep doing this until you start to see a blending begin, then do it until you are happy with the blend…sometimes you can do it in five or six times, others it might take you twenty.
I’m pretty happy with this graduation so I stop.
I place the graduated color on top of another sheet of clay and trim it
I set the pasta maker thickness at number one..which is it’s thickest setting
Putting it through the pasta machine, I now have a nice big piece of graduated clay, with a solid base
Using a circle cutter, I cut out a circle on an area of the graduation that I like.
Using my tissue blade, I cut it in half
Setting that aside, I start making my cane.
Canes using polymer clay are generally made by stacking different colors and shapes of clay, then slicing it to reveal it’s pattern…once you make a cane, you can slice many pieces of it to use. This striped cane is one of the simplest to make. If you are interested, just do some research on the variety of canes people have designed in the thirty odd years since polymer clay hit the art scene. These were modelled after the millifiori (many flowers)that glass makers have been making for centuries…
I”ve decided to use three complimentary colors and different thicknesses for this cane.
I start stacking the different colors and thicknesses of clay, rubbing them down a bit in between to get rid of air bubbles.
I keep stacking until I get what I want as a pattern(you can slice the end and see how it’s going)
On this particular cane I want a repeat, so I just cut the can in half and put one half onto the other.
Slicing the end, I decide it’s what I’m looking for…and stop.
On a this backing piece of clay, I lay down a sliced and spliced together piece of cane
I line Up my two parts of the graduated blend I’ve already done and snug them up on either side of the cane slice.
Using a number 11 xacto knife, I cut out carefully around the oval that is formed by doing this and remove excess clay
I step back from the piece and decide what to do next
I’m going to make a coil of clay to border the pendant, and I want to use some of the cane in it…so I cut a couple of thin slices
I take a deep rust color clay(one of the ones I’ve used in the cane)and roll out a thing coil
Laying two of the thin slices on the coil, I roll some more to make the coil thinner and by doing that it also incorporates the cane slices into the coil
I arrange this around the pendant and press it into place
I add another sliced cane piece at the top, and start to add some small balls of the blue clay…here I’m using a brush to apply some liquid polymer clay, which will act as a glue to adhere the delicate pieces in place.
Here I am taking a ball of green clay and pressing it into a silicone rubber mold I have made
I press it into place at the bottom…
I step back and look at what I’ve done so far and decide that this is the time for my “gem”
Using a commercial cabochon mold I have, I press a piece of Premo Pearl into a round one of the right size
Then I prepare the covering, the super duper shiney thing we all love!
I lay a piece of silver leaf(aluminum) on top of a piece of pearl clay…rub it down
Using alcohol based inks, I paint some on top of the silver leaf until I like the look
Then I take some Premo translucent clay and put it through the pasta machine, making it thinner each time I put it through until it is at the thinnest setting possible….
Sorry it’s kind of hard to see but in this photo I am putting the sandwhiched clay, leaf, inks and translucent top through the pasta machine…just once or twice, depending on how much crackle you want.
Cover the piece you made with the cabochon mold with this sheet of clay…trim the excess and stretch it carefully over it and underneath a bit too.
For this one I want a bit of a base that’s a little larger than the “gem”..so I use an appropriately sized circle cutter as shown
Using a bit of liquid clay for glue, I put them together
I smush down a piece of green clay to support the “gem” and paint it with liquid clay
I press the “gem” in place
I start adding different little pieces to complete it
Into the oven it goes…at 275 for about thirty minutes. Some people like to use a dedicated toaster oven for their polymer clay. I will get around to that eventually lol..
After the piece has cooled, I coat the top of the “gem” with Futura floor covering…it gives it a great shine
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I make a drop using the same clay and cane and add some annodized jump rings for findings
Once that is done and fired again, I add a multistrand steel necklace and voila, my split pendant!
Just wanted to show you a few different pieces so you could see what the “gems” can look like with different colored inks…
Team EBSQ-Etsy is proud to announce this week’s Featured Friday Store:
A majority of her work uses basic geometric shapes to create intricate one of a kind works. Each piece is hand worked and styled. Her work boasts a clean look that transcends the common fad – making these pieces to stand the test of time.
Her store is full of items from all different price points, so everyone is sure to find just what they are looking for. The store photos are wonderfully set up using black rocks as a backdrop giving each photo a professional polished look. This is definitely a store worth keeping an eye on for that next one of a kind work of art jewelry for your collection.
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The name may have changed but the group is still the same, with over 100 members Team EBSQ-Etsy is still rockin it.
Ideas are currently being accepted for the March Showcase.
Team EBSQ-Etsy March Showcase Schedule:
Feb 11th-15th Post Ideas
Feb 16th-20th Vote
March 4th NOON DEADLINE for Showcase
March 6th Showcase Runs
Mod – Team EBSQ-Etsy
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The Holiday Jewelery Challenge has been extended! That means you still have time to gather your holiday detritus and get creative. In fact, you have until the Sunday after Valentines day – Feb. 15th! In case you need a refresher of what you are supposed to do, just follow the instructions below.
The challenge host, Joe Callahan, says this about challenge: “Make a piece of jewelry out of “Holiday Junk”, something that would normally get tossed out!Wrapping paper, tinsel, bows/ribbons, a broken ornament, a burnt out holiday light, that stale candy cane that’s been in your wrapping paper tub for 15 years, holiday cards, pieces of your broken Menorah that you just can’t bear to toss, wood from the dying Yule Tree, well, you get the idea.
The jewelry has to be made from at least 70% Repurposed Holiday “Junk”. This gives room for you to use jewelry wire/clasps if you like, but the more of it that is repurposed, the better! The Challenge includes a prize!”
The Holiday Jewelery Challenge is open to everyone and is running in the Artist Made Jewelry topic in the Art Specific Topics section of the EBSQ Forum.
You can find all the information current EBSQ Challenges as well as the weekly Simon Sez by checking the Challenge Central topic on the forum. It’s where everything that’s going on can be found.
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This week we have several challenges running. The newest is the Still Life Challenge With Glass Object hosted by Heather Sims. This challenge can be found on the EBSQ Forum in Challenge Central and entries can be posted in the thread there. This challenge is running until midnight March 15th.
We also have the Holiday Jewelry Challenge. This challenge is running in Artist Made Jewelery and is open for entries until midnight January 25th.
We have a Drawing Challenge running in Drawing and Illustration. For Drawing Challenge II, the subject is drawing fabric. This challenge runs until midnight on January 10th.
Thanks to people who made the first Drawing Challenge a success. These challenges are shorter, are meant more for practice and don’t have formal winners so it was good to see participation. There were challenges – Muriel was without power for a good spell and had to send her entry image via phone to someone else to post and Kari used her cup to hold her tea and therefore kept messing up her reference every time she took a sip.
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Remember, information on current challenges and where to find them can always be found on the EBSQ Forum at Challenge Central under Member Group, Challenges & General Art Discussions. Be sure to stop by and check it out!
The Holiday Jewelery Challenge is ready for your entries so gather the holiday detritus and get creative. Need more info? Just scroll down…
Holiday Repurposed Jewelry Challenge is open and will run until January 25th.
Make a piece of jewelry out of “Holiday Junk”, something that would normally get tossed out!!! Wrapping paper, tinsel, bows/ribbons, a broken ornament, burnt out holiday light, that stale candy cane that’s been in your wrapping paper tub for 15 years, holiday cards, pieces of your broken Menorah that you just can’t bear to toss, wood from the dying Yule Tree, well, you get the idea.
The jewelry has to be made from at least 70% Repurposed Holiday “Junk”. This gives room for you to use jewelry wire/clasps if you like, but the more of it that is repurposed, the better!!!
The Challenge includes a prize!!!!!
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This challenge will be running in the Artist Made Jewelry topic in the Art Specific Topics section of the EBSQ Forum.
You can find all the information current EBSQ Challenges as well as the weekly Simon Sez by checking the Challenge Central topic on the forum. It’s where everything that’s going on can be found.
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We have a new challenge! It’s the Holiday Jewelery Challenge and is hosted by Joseph Callahan. Here are the details:
Holiday Repurposed Jewelry Challenge is open and will run until January 25th.
Make a piece of jewelry out of “Holiday Junk”, something that would normally get tossed out!!! Wrapping paper, tinsel, bows/ribbons, a broken ornament, burnt out holiday light, that stale candy cane that’s been in your wrapping paper tub for 15 years, holiday cards, pieces of your broken Menorah that you just can’t bear to toss, wood from the dying Yule Tree, well, you get the idea.
The jewelry has to be made from at least 70% Repurposed Holiday “Junk”. This gives room for you to use jewelry wire/clasps if you like, but the more of it that is repurposed, the better!!!
The Challenge includes a prize!!!!!
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This challenge will be running in the Artist Made Jewelry topic in the Art Specific Topics section of the EBSQ Forum.
For information on all current challenges and the weekly Simon Sez, all you have to do is check the Challenge Central topic on the forum. What’s going on and where to find them are all right there in one place.
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Lapidary
hosted by EBSQ Self-Representing Artists and Marvin Lee Billings
Tuesday, August 12th, at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific)
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Nuit’s Gift to Hor-Aha by Marvin Lee Billings
A lapidary (the word means “concerned with stones”) is an artisan who practices the craft of working, forming and finishing stone, mineral, gemstones, and other suitably durable materials (amber, shell, jet, pearl, opal, coral, horn and bone, glass and other synthetics) into functional and/or decorative, even wearable, items (e.g. cameos, cabochons, and more complex faceted designs). – Wikipedia.
From Billings: “I love creating using stones and I cut and work 99% of everything I use in my jewelry. I work with many types of stones and Recently, the demand for my skull cameos cut from shell and turquoise have occupied much of my time but my lapidary work is extensive and varied. For my LIVE presentation, I will include demonstration with Lapis and if time allows, a carved skull.”
About the presenter:
Marvin Lee Billings has taught silver smith and jewelry fabrication. He has a jewelry and lapidary workshop where he designs and creates his jewelry. In addition to making jewelry, Lee also paints and draws. He lives with his family in Huntington, Tennessee.
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