My blogs

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Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Jewelry Artist, Metalsmith
Location	Hemet, California, United States
Introduction	I am a jewelry artist, writer and metalsmith. I am fascinated by all facets of jewelry making, especially (soldering, granulation, stone setting and cutting, chainmaking, chasing, repousse, lapidary) to name just a few techniques. I am inspired by the beauty and skill of artisans from Native American cultures as well as other countries such as Bali, India, Africa and Europe.
Interests	Jewelrymaking, Cooking, Music(Jazz, Blues, Gospel), Reading(Mystery-Syfy), Movies (Syfy-Fantasy-Thriller), BBC Radio, Photography
Favorite movies	"Chocolat" - Johnny Depp, "Harry Potter Series", James Bond - All of them, Star Trek and all things Syfy, Avatar (in a class by itself), Gigi - Leslie Caron, Auntie Mame - Rosalind Russell
Favorite music	Parachute Band, CeCe Winans (Christian), R&B (especially Gladys Knight/Pattie LaBelle/Temptations), Joe Cocker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Sarah Brightman
Favorite books	The Bible, A Friend Made Me Remember - Paul Bennett, All Things Jewelry - Techniques-History-Inspiration, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, Dune - Frank Herbert, Children of Dune - Frank Herbert, Sisterhood of Dune - Brian Herbert, Skinwalker - Faith Hunter