A. Denise Rollings-Martin - Juried Artisan

Denise is a self-taught artist who specializes in natural gemstones, South Sea and Tahitian pearls, and fossils set in Sterling, Fine Silver and 18K Gold.      It really all starts with the stone.  The stones she likes to work with have something special and unique about them;  an unusual shape, exceptional color or a rough gem that just needs a little care and attention.  Using traditional lapidary practices, she brings these stones and fossils from rough to jewelry ready.  Most stones and fossils are acquired directly from the people who mine them and most pearls come directly from the pearl farm owners. There is more of this artisan's work on this web site.  Click here to see it.

Leigh Ann Hurst - Juried Artisan

Leigh Ann Hurst never intended on becoming a jewelry designer and it is through the originality and distinction of her custom pieces that the beauty of the jewelry is reflected. With the exception of a few weekend workshops, Leigh Ann is self taught in metalsmithing and jewelry design. She seamlessly blends sterling silver, copper, brass, and gold-filled metals to create unique art jewelry that is as pleasing to the eye as it is comfortable to wear. Semi-precious stones and leather are sometimes used adding visual interest and texture. Each piece of Jewelry is handcrafted by the artist in her studio in Decatur, Alabama. There is more of this artisan's work on this web site.  Click here to see it.

Vaughn Millner- Juried Artisan

Vaughn Millner is an Alabama gulf coast jewelry artist and metalsmith who also teaches silversmithing classes. She lives on the Tensaw delta and draws her inspiration from the vast water, sky, flora and fauna around her. All of her pieces are hand-fabricated and one-of-a-kind. Pieces may be produced in a collection, but each is unique. Self-taught, she has also trained with master jewelers and has gained the technical skills to create jewelry that reflects her designs. She seeks to create contemporary pieces using ancient techniques, thus making wearable art jewelry that transcends time and place. Her silver work is created using an acetylene torch to solder or fuse sheets of silver and other metals she has patterned or etched through a variety of techniques. She fires pieces to about 1400°multiple times throughout the fabrication process. She often layers sterling and fuses pieces together in abstract patterns prior to assembly and soldering. She pays close attention to detail. Pieces are finished by hand polishing with museum wax to protect the patina or hand-rubbed glow.

Joanne Staley - Juried Artisan

Joanne Staley has been an award winning, multi-dimensional artist for over 40 years. A first generation Hungarian-American, she counts a stone-carver, a custom milliner, two painters and a violin maker in her immediate blood line. Her personal artistry is in painting, silversmithing and fiber art. A trained artist and certified art teacher, she has captured prizes from juried art competitions in the South and purchase awards from national corporations. Joanne's undergraduate degrees are from Ohio State and Southern Illinois University, and graduate degrees from Troy State. She has studied art at a post graduate level at Savannah College of Art and Design, Penland School of Crafts and Arrowmont.

Toby Klein - Juried Artisan

Like a real Kaleidoscope, Toby's art is created with a burst of color, symmetry of design and motion all captured in "The Artists Kaleidoscopic World". Her goal in creating work is to intrigue each person by drawing their eye into the piece of art, while holding it there so they may see all of the intricate detail. In developing her style, she has always been intrigued by different and unusual pieces of art and has worked to do the same in her work. She is a mixed media artist, whose work is contemporary and ranges from different degrees of abstraction and experimental to representation. Her images both representational and non-objective show the use of color, design & techniques as seen through the artist eyes. There is more of this artisan’s work on this website. Click here to see it.

Norman Morgan - Juried Artisan

Norman specializes in the art of chase and repousse' . This art form uses hammers and punches to move metal into a design, by repousse' (raising) and chasing (pushing) of the metal. He trained with El Maestro (Master) Fabrizio Aquafresca of Florence, Italy and excels at this art form. He uses it to create bracelets, pendants and earrings.

Sarah L. Morgan

Sarah Morgan is an internal medicine physician at UAB in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology. She is the medical director of the UAB Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic and the Bone Densitometry service. In 2011-2012, she was the President of the International Society for Clinical Denistometry. She learned lost wax casting from her father-in-law and uses lost wax casting to make jewelry, Christmas ornaments, and small sculptures. She makes molds for things from nature, but also takes impressions of found objects and uses other items such as stamps and candy molds to make waxes. She enjoys casting in a variety of metals and uses a variety of hand-finishing and mass production finishing techniques to finish her pieces. There is more of this artisan's work on this web site.  Click here to see it.

Cathy Jo Wheeler - Juried Artisan

Cathy Jo works with dichroic glass, wire, and precious metal clay. She is drawn to bright, rich colors and the interplay of light both reflected and transmitted through the dichroic glass. She cuts dichroic glass into different shapes, designs the piece, and fuses it in a kiln. Cathy uses sterling wire to wrap each piece which creates a beautiful way to anchor the piece to the ear wire or chain. Cathy Jo also creates unique jewelry from sterling silver and gold wire.

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