Meet the Artist: Stephanie Kastler

                                                                              Stephanie Kastler

       This is the seventh in a series of profiles
                                       of the artists who are living The Tallulah Life.

My first memory of making jewelry was at my 5th birthday party. Back then I used nylon fishing line and plastic beads. Today I prefer sterling, gold, glass and pretty stones.

While I love to string all kinds of pretty beads in any configuration that comes to mind, I've been trying to stretch myself by learning bead weaving, bead crochet, kumihimo, and improving my wire working skills.

The best part about making jewelry (besides playing with all the pretty beads!) is when someone picks up one of my pieces and their face just lights up because it touches them in some way.

When I'm not making jewelry, I'm working with young adults with developmental disabilities. While I do love my job and the people I work with, it can be stressful and having a great creative outlet is wonderful.

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I have lots of plans for new beady projects, so I'm looking forward to this summer!

Meet the Artist: Susie Weaver

                                                                                        
                                                                                          Susie Weaver

                                   This is the third in a series of profiles of the artists
                                                                                        who are living The Tallulah Life

From the time I was a child, I recall coloring, cutting, and pasting paper. As I got older, I discovered that there were a myriad of colorful media I was attracted to, including paint, colored pencils, and colored and patterned paper. I’ve tried my hand at many art and craft projects, including needlework and scrapbooking.

 

Most recently I have been caught up in the beading bug. You just can’t have too many beads. I have other artsy friends who were also trying beading techniques, including bead weaving, who encouraged my addiction and taught me their secrets. I have enjoyed working with glass and semi-precious beads and various metal wires. I have also been experimenting with polymer clay, which I find is a natural extension for a jewelry maker. Finding attractive ways to combine all these materials into necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings has been my goal. My favorite color palettes are inspired from the sea and the southwest dessert, so you will see a lot of that in my work. Nature has always had a special attraction --

                                        Our Creator is the ORIGINAL artist.