Jayne Devencenzi crafted and sold her first pair of handcrafted earrings while still in high school. After recently retired from a fulfilling 38-year career as a school counselor, she is excited to rekindle her passion for designing irresistible jewelry and wearable art. Her business, Jayne Cairns Designs, was named after Jayne’s great grandmother and was created for the young at heart. Jayne loves to blend her pearls with gemstones such as amethyst, amber, coral, and turquoise. Many of her designs include cultured coin pearls, luscious baroque pearls, exotic biwa pearls and rare mabé pearls that are artfully combined with Swarovski crystals, gemstones, and one-of-a-kind pottery shards. Jayne’s designs are versatile, perfect for both casual wear and evening occasions.
Matt Duran began his artistic journey painting abstract versions of Native American scenery in acrylic and making holiday cards depicting buffalo, bears, and kokopelli. After attending his first gem show, Matt discovered a new found love of crystal, semi precious and precious gem stones. Whether at the beach, forest or in the desert, he would come home with pockets full of rocks! Matt took classes and learned the art of wire wrapping and working with silver. Over the years Matt has learned the spiritual and healing properties of stones. His favorite stone is Turquoise because It represents wisdom, tranquility, protection, good fortune, and hope.
Linda has been a jewelry artist for 50 years using silver, gold and semi-precious stones. Her pieces are typically one-of-a-kind with the exception of production earrings in silver and gold-filled. The stones provide inspiration and dictate the design of each piece. Lately, Linda has been dabbling in enamels on fine silver using cloisonne and champleve techniques. She loves the transparent color of the glass on silver that has been textured and shows the reflection underneath. Linda is an award winning artist who owned her own gallery for nine years. At this stage of life, she contemplates retirement, however still loves what she does!
Alan Bailey creates beautiful cabochons encased in sterling silver. These pendants are made with natural stones that are polished and set into a variety of settings. Sterling silver chains are available in 16 to 18 inch lengths.
Bryn Bridentahal creates stunning bracelets featuring bold, chunky dichroic glass beads. These glass beads are known for their vibrant, shifting colors and shimmering effects that add a unique, eye catching elements to each piece. Bryn carefully designs each bracelet, balancing color, texture and form, to create wearable art that stands out.
Donnell Pasion is an award winning artist who creates a diverse body of mosaic artwork and jewelry. Much of her work consists of one-of-a-kind mixed media pieces for private homes and gardens as well as site-specific architectural and public art installations throughout California.
Patricia Harkness relocated to San Luis Obispo in the 80’s after graduating from college. Pat opened an interior design business and earned a master’s degree in Architecture from Cal Poly. She also taught interior design at Cal Poly and Cuesta College. After retiring, she learned how to create jewelry. Pat uses mixed metals and incorporates Tahitian black pearls from her brother’s pearl farm located near Moorea, French Polynesia.
Jan Maas has been making jewelry for as long as she can remember. She loves working with semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, and vibrant, sparkling beads to create beautiful bracelets and necklaces that are full of color and charm.