Lot 154-Art by Stevie Fresqez

In an earlier post, I received a comment from Esther.  She had come into the gallery and purchased a ring made by Stevie Fresquez (shown on the left) of Lot 154 [Full Disclosure:  She's also my daughter : ) ]. Well, Esther was so happy with her ring that she asked me to post about Stevie's jewelry.

I'm happy to do so!

Stevie's bio reads:

Stevie Fresquez came to designing jewelry in a circular fashion. She trained in theater with an emphasis in scenery and costume design. Stevie has a BFA from Arizona State University in Technical Theatre and an MFA from Southern Methodist University  in Production Design. After three years at her first "real job" in Connecticut, she began a trek to the opposite coast intending to pursue work in the movie industry.
Along the way, she received a call from her mother asking her to help start up a business venture.  After committing to only one year, Stevie stayed on for a long, happy 8 years managing the well-known paper arts store called Ink It! in downtown Gilbert, Arizona.

"Initially, I had to adjust from a 40-foot backdrop mentality to one of designing 4x5 inch greeting cards.  That used to give me anxiety, so it's ironic that my love now is sculpture on yet a smaller scale--jewelry."

Stevie now manages a 15,000 square foot art supply store in Tempe, Arizona.

Stevie works with Precious Metal Clay and has been certified by two guilds.  She used to teach classes in PMC but with a full time job as the manager of Jerry's Artarama, she's now happy when she's able to find time to design and make some jewelry.  Shown above are two of her textured bands; they are about 3/8" wide.  ( $40-$45)

Her latest passion is making her own link jewelry from sterling silver wire.  She's happiest when every element has been handcrafted by her.  Below are two of her necklaces ($128-$145).