Teresa Kruse
Unique designs in copper, silver, steel and brass

Jen Lawler
www.jenlawlerdesigns.etsy.com
All of my jewelry is designed and hand fabricated by me. I use Natural gemstones, Sterling Silver and Gold in my designs. I create my designs by using traditional metalsmithing techniques of sawing, filing, soldering, texturing, roller printing, stamping, gemstone setting and polishing. I enjoy combining the inspiration I find in the textures and patterns of nature with the modern line of my contemporary jewelry.  My ultimate goal is to create one of a kind pieces that feel good to wear everyday yet stand out to the beholder.

Kelly Moore
My name is Kelly Moore and I love to make jewelry. I started out cutting the ends off of old silverware forks or spoons and making bracelets, earrings, and pendants for necklaces.  I am always experimenting and trying new things,(plus i get bored easily,) so I have expanded into using copper and brass, porcelain, glass, rocks, and other found objects in my pieces. I also use my soldering iron or torch to fuse pieces together, have sliced hollow handle butter knives to make rings for necklaces and earrings, and used my diamond blade band saw to cut flattened spoons into the shapes I want.  Really its a lot of fun!  I love it when people bring me their old silverware and ask me to make them something cool.

Heather Morphew
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Morphew-Designs/
Heather designs and creates jewelry using precious and semi-precious stones with sterling silver, as well as a variety of other metals and metal-smithing techniques.  All pieces are made using the highest quality of materials and are built to last a lifetime.    

Mary Nelson
paulinesjewelrybox.com
I started taking classes at the Des Moines Art Center & making jewelry in 2010, after retiring from the Iowa Department of Human Services. I love working with broken vintage jewelry, charms, & found objects; & use a variety of methods (e.g., cold connections, wire-wrapping, resin casting, forming, crocheting, soldering, etc.) to create something new & fun to wear.  Each piece of jewelry I design is unique, & comes with a narrative that describes it's meaning &/or origins.  I exhibit my jewelry at art shows, businesses, trunk shows, & online; & also do custom work.

Connie Rodgers
I took my first art class in the summer between 3rd and 4th grade in elementary school. Many classes later I'm still learning and now mostly self taught which gives me great freedom to create my own way. I am a Iowa master gardener and get  much inspiration from my extensive gardens. I share a home with 13 cats and the love of my life, my husband Dave who helps me do my shows. We travel abroad every year seeking tiny vintage treasures to transform into beautiful wearable art. My designs combine brass I manipulate and hand age with my own Moretti glass lamp worked beads. I make my own findings and paint, texture, wirework, patina, and solder brass.  Pearls, crystals, vintage  gemstones and handmade Czech glass beads complete the garden inspired designs.

Suzanne LaTour Stevens
 In 1968 I began selling handweaving and other textile arts at shows, primarily in Iowa.  In 1993, I discovered glass beadmaking and changed mediums.  Since then, I have sold handmade glass beads and jewelry made from those beads at art shows.  In 2013, I discovered 3 dimensional printing.  Since then, I have designed 3d jewelry on my CAD program and printed it on my Makerbot Replicator 2 3-d printer.  I now carry both glass and 3d jewelry at my shows, sometimes combining them in the same piece.​

I make all my glass beads over a torch, incorporating pure silver, 22k. gold, and palladium into the glass.  These precious metals add a special shine and elegance to the glass.  I also use a lot of dichroic glass,  which is expensive and difficult to work with, but gives the beads a wonderful nuance of color and sparkle.

My jewelry combines these elements with sterling silver or 14k. gold-filled beads, chain, and clasps.

My goal is to create jewelry that is contemporary and elegant and, in the case of the 3d work, a little funky and fun.