Orchid Circulation: 11,500 members!
Please welcome our newest members…
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Carolyn Ward
cswjewelry
Clearwater, FL. USA
The road that led me to designing jewelry began with the craze for
beaded wine glass markers. I decided to make a set myself, and went
to a bead store to get some supplies. The shop had a table for
customers who would like to learn to do simple stringing, and I was
talked into making a bracelet for myself. One bracelet and I WAS
HOOKED! Stringing led to wirework and wirework led to working with
metal.
I love making all types of jewelry, and in the past year Ive
developed a passion for metalwork. If I have a frustrating day, I
can always grab some copper and pound a design into it! My jewelry
is almost always one of a kind, but I would be happy to duplicate a
piece if I have the material available.
I have taken two one-week classes at the William Holland School of
Lapidary Arts in Young Harris, Georgia, one in wirework and the
other in cold connections with metal.
I live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with my fianc, Peter, and
our cat, Pumpkin. I can count on Peter to give me feedback on my
designs, and Pumpkin is always willing to help supervise my work
from the side of my work table.
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Mairi Theodo
Athena, Greece
i am form ellada (greece) and i am working with metal adout 10
years.
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William L. Mollohan
Tombstone, Arizona. USA
I’m a 65 year old male, I live in Tombstone Az. I worked for the
Federal Government for 22 years as a supervisor of physical
security, I started my jewlery and lapidary, wire wrapping and for
the past year learning all I can about working with metal, I went in
partnership with a owner of Blue Opal Gallery, he was a master
lapidary artist, and had a little jewlery experience, I’am a
graduate of Penn Foster Jewlery Design and Repair. They have highly
recommended your web site in which I do find Orchid a very very
useful site, I have been working around jewlery for the past 6
years. Now that I’m retired I donate alot of my jewlery works donate
for sale for Veterans Organizations, for there charity events I’am a
100% disabled Vet everyday is a adventure in Learning, I thank you
for a great Web Site. Thank you William Mollohan
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Yolanda S Andersen
Weil im Schoenbuch, Germany
I am an amature jewelry maker and am learning to fabricate with
silver. I came to Germany from the US and am now getting back into
my favorite hobby.
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