Sparkle! Artist Profile - K & B Jewelry

K & B Jewelry

Kelly Welder and Brenda Crawford both have a love for jewelry. So this mother-daughter duo started K & B Jewelry located in Regina. We love to sit down and see what new pieces we can design. We use the finest quality materials to create our designs. Our aim is to keep our jewelry reasonably priced so all women can wear some bling every day. We hope wearing our jewelry will bring a little happiness to your day!

Sparkle! Artist Profile - David Peters

DP Creations

My name is David Danial Peters and I am the artist behind DP Creations Jewellery and Design. Though Regina born, I now live in Grand Coulee, a mere 10 min west of Regina (towards Moose Jaw). I have been around jewellery for much of my life as my mom led me shopping from one jewellery store to another. As I always say… her hands made Liberace’s look bare! Naturally I became just as enamored with jewellery as she was. 

Over the years I have worked at Birks, Paris Jewellers, and was in management at  Ben Moss Jewellers. Over the years I tired of the cookie cutter designs from “Production” stores and decided I could create unique jewellery! I started my jewellery schooling at the Neil Balkwill Centre taking Jewellery Classes 1 and 2 along with Enameling and Casting . As continual learning and education is important to me, I applied and was accepted to the Ashworth College’s Jewellery Design and Repair course, a one year course, which I completed in seven months with honours. 

After receiving my Certificate from Ashworth, I started creating unique pieces of jewellery for family and friends and vending at the local Arts and Crafts shows. That was almost six years ago this past April and I have been learning, growing and evolving my own unique style of jewellery ever since.

I would say I make a mixed variety of jewellery styles. I endeavor to be unique and artistic, but my years in the industry are echoed in my more production oriented pieces. I work mostly in Sterling Silver, but am not opposed to working in Gold! I also work with Copper and a bit of brass. I love to use gemstones and always try to stay true to the quality of true natural gemstones, yet I do use Lab created ( grown crystals) in order to provide my customers with a wide variety of colours and more unique types of stones while still keeping within a reasonable cost.

If asked what inspires me I would have to say everything and nothing all in one. I seem to find some inspiration in nature and how natural things evolve as in my “Melt” pendants but I also love the rigid shapes and mechanical designs of our modernist society. I do treasure historic and antique styles which also echo in my creations.

The thing I like most about designing jewellery is that each person’s perspectives of what jewellery is, or what it should be like, is different. Therefore I can create jewellery how I see it with hopes of connecting it with a like-minded person. This way I do not limit my designs by pre-existing views!

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Dale Howse-Meister

Dale's Flights of Fancy

"My favourite part of jewellery is seeing the potential in raw materials. A sheet of silver can become so many things, like a ring band, or an enameled pendant or the backing for a special stone... the only limits are in your own mind." 

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Maria Hendrika

STONEWENCH by Maria Hendrika

Creating jewellery is my “hands on” creative passion outside of my day-work which is my other passion.  After winning a beading kit at a local fundraising event a number of years ago, I became a regular student at the Neil Balkwill Arts Centre.  I continue to take classes and enjoy working with others, sharing ideas and learning new techniques. 

I work in sterling silver and copper and I love incorporating semi-precious stones and enamelled metals into my designs.  I find that inspiration can come from anywhere - nature, architecture or the colours and textures of everyday items. 

I am delighted to offer one of a kind wearable works of art to my customers. 

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Teresa Moxley

Teresa Moxley

My name is Teresa Moxley and I live in Regina. I have been creating jewellery using precious metal clay for six years. The clay is made from reclaimed silver and a binding agent. When the piece has dried it must be fired in a kiln where the binding agent burns off and the remaining silver is 99.9% pure silver.

I enjoy the challenges of using this medium and the flexibility it presents. I mainly create pendants and earrings.

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Debbie Landry

Debbie Lee Jewellery Designs 

Debbie has been creating a line of hand crafted jewellery for over thirty-years.  Born and raised in Regina, she creates her works using sterling silver, copper, brass, semi-precious stones and Swarovski crystal.

She has had formal training in metalsmithing and it has now become a full-time passion and career.

Debbie believes "if you can find your passion in your work, then every day becomes a new adventure."

"I like to create new designs working with sterling silver. Designing jewellery has become my full-time job, which I love."

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Elaine Gohlke

Magic Web Glass and Jewellery Design by Elaine Gohlke

My greatest fascination has always been with glass:  the vivid colours; the variety of textures; the way it comes to life and sparkles in the light.  Raising three very active boys was not conducive to glass as a creative outlet, but eventually they grew into men and risk management became less of an issue.  Work with stained glass, mosaics, and classes in lampworking became “safer”, my “meditation” and relaxation of choice,  The obvious next step was jewellery classes and the merging of glass with metal. 

Jewellery is for all occasions and it’s up to you how and when you wear it.  Each person sees things differently.  Keeping this in mind, my designs are simple and somewhat organic, with a focus on texture, shape and colour.  Silver, copper, titanium and niobium creations will often include my handmade glass beads and cabachons.  No two pieces are identical, but one can be made to include your special view.

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Roxanne Brown

Roxanne Brown Jewellery

Roxanne Brown was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan and grew up in a family of creative people. Roxanne has been an accomplished seamstress for her adult life with an eye and enthusiasm for tasteful embellishment and accessories. Over the past 9 years Roxanne has also applied her accumulated skill and artistry to creating jewellery. Through artistically combining handcrafted Lampwork glass beads of other independent artists from around the world, semi-precious stones Swarovski crystals and other high quality components; Roxanne creates original pieces that surprise and inspire. 

Roxanne opened a silversmith studio 2 years ago and is incorporating the art glass beads with the silver, a process that is not easy as the heat that is required to connect silver is the same heat that will crack glass. She is always looking for new directions to express her imagination.   Roxanne's creations come together under the label of Roxanne Brown Jewellery. 

https://www.facebook.com/RoxanneBrownJewellery

rrbrown@sasktel.net
Ph# - 306-757-9922

 

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Myrna Allan

Jewellery Handcrafted by Myrna Allan

I was raised in a small town in South West Saskatchewan.  Following graduation I moved to Regina to work with the provincial government.  When I retired I knew that I wanted to do something creative once again, so I enrolled in jewellery courses at the Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre.  

For the past eight years I continued to learn and improve my skills.  I incorporate many of these acquired techniques and skills into my own jewellery designs.

Characteristically, my jewellery is colourful, petite and delicate.  Each piece is unique, demonstrating simple line and form and no two are exactly the same.  I apply many of the silversmithing techniques using sterling silver, copper, brass, titanium and niobium to design and create my Jewellery.  I have always loved colour and I enjoy experimenting and producing many colours which I incorporate into my designs.

Throughout the time at the studio I have met many wonderful people.  It’s been a great way to be creative and socialize at the same time. The social aspect of meeting other creative people is just what I wanted to fulfill my retirement.

I hope you will enjoy wearing my jewellery as much as I enjoy making and designing the one of a kind pieces.

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Joanne Pelletier

Jewellery by Joanne

Tansi, my name is Joanne Pelletier and I am a retired teacher, currently living in the village of Lebret. I have been a jewellery maker for over 30 years and use a wide variety of quality materials, including seed beads, semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls and sterling silver.

Thanks to my customers, my jewellery has travelled around the world, including Europe and United States. One of the things I enjoy most about designing and making jewellery is the excitement of seeing the pieces come together, resulting in a distinctive and wearable piece of art. My jewellery is for that woman who truly enjoys a lot of bling!

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Laura Steadman

EllJay Design by Laura Steadman

Born and raised in Regina, SK, Laura has been involved in arts and crafts for as long as she can remember. She loves the challenge of taking things and transforming them into other things!  She has had many creative interests over the years including cross stitch and Hardanger embroidery, crochet, designing and making teddy bears, origami as well as drawing and painting.  It was after her step-father had taken a jewellery class that her love for making jewellery was born. She was fascinated by the pieces he made!  Several years later, as a gift, her mother signed her up for that same jewellery class. 

Completely hooked, Laura fell in love with  working with silver and it has become her passion!  It is all about the process. Laura loves to incorporate texture and movement in her work.  She finds it fascinating to see how raw sheet and wire can be transformed through various methods into a unique piece of art that can be worn!  

She began taking lampwork classes shortly after the jewellery class and was captivated by the way glass is transformed from a simple rod into a wonderful one-of-a-kind bead. Her lampwork beads and cabochons are also used in her jewellery.   

Laura is a founding member of JewelleryWon and a Juried Member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council.  She continues to take classes and work in her Regina studio.

Sparkle! Artist Profile - Tara Garratt

Rock'N by Tara Garratt

"I am inspired by the stones themselves. Rocks are so beautiful and they come in such a variety of colours. The natural beauty inspires my jewellery."