I just want to extend a warm welcome to everyone. Hopefully, in addition to blogging about my designs, I can bring you helpful and resourceful information to those interested in handmade wire artistry jewelry.
till next time.....
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About Me
- Donna Rainey
- Easley, South Carolina, United States
- I initially began making jewelry by stringing beads into various designs. Very quickly, I found that was not very artistically rewarding or challenging. In January of 2003, I began the learning process of wire wrapping/sculpting. I am primarily a self-educated artist but have learned techniques via videotapes from Master Wire Artist Preston Reuther as well as from instructional books written by Jessie Donnan, a wire artist twice featured in Wire Artist Jeweller magazine. In April 2004, I completed an intermediate 'Cougarism - Techniques of Wire Jewelry Design' class taught by Dale Armstrong of Cougars Creations. In 2007, I took a glass fusing class under the instruction of Brad Walker, author of Warm Glass. I use my hands to wrap and sculpt the wire and use minimal tools in the process. I use .925 sterling silver wire, 14/20k gold filled wire as well as a variety of stones, mineral, glass, and other materials in my jewelry.
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