Angela Johnson, owner of Intention Jewelry, creates custom pieces for clients as well as exclusive, limited edition designs for women’s retreats and events. Her designs have been described as “hip meets holistic” as she has a great awareness of the healing properties of semi-precious stones. Angela is an entrepreneur with a passion for supporting women. Five percent of her sales are donated to non-profit organizations that support women in post-conflict societies. Angela is a business coach and CEO of Biz Divas and Illuminated women. You can find more of her fabulous designs in the August issue of Bead Trends. To learn more about Angela visit her website at intentionjewelry.com.
This is eye candy at it’s very best! I absolutely love wire-wrapped jewelry! These custom works of art can take hours or even days to complete. This beautifully handcrafted heirloom quality design titled “Release Me-Part Two” was created by Sofie Sjöstrand, an extremely talented 19 year old artist and designer from Sweden. I love how she wire-wrapped beautiful London blue topaz, apatite, and prasiolite gemstones to a silver chain and then encased them in a beautifully custom designed wire-wrapped pendant! If you love this piece you can find more eye candy and beautifully designed pieces for sale in her retail store at www.sofiesc.etsy.com. If you want to try designing on your own she has beautiful gemstones for sale at www.sofiesgems.etsy.com.
Marlene Rydzewski loves to work with freshwater pearls and precious gemstones. Her scientific background, attention to detail, and elegant style creates beautifully timeless classic designs. To see more of Marlene’s work see our July 09 issue!
Carrie Benvenuti is a certified PMC (Precious Metal Clay) artist and creates some of the most beautiful fine silver creations that “reflect the textures and the colors of the living world around us.” I absolutely love the organic nature of her Oak Goddess necklace and the detail of her one of a kind PMC pendant. To see more of Carrie’s work visiter her website at www.uraniumcafe.com.
