From a very young age, I always enjoyed Drawing and Painting. Jewelry Design did not happen until recently. I had gotten a job in an Art Gallery/Bead Store. I NEEDED to know how to at least put clasps on things, but no Design was involved. That came later as I watched co-workers make their own pieces.
A few years of uninspired putting beads on cord, I found the JOYS or Silver Wire, and within months I had my own Original Designs.
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From a very young age, I always enjoyed Drawing and Painting. Jewelry Design did not happen until recently. I had gotten a job in an Art Gallery/Bead Store. I NEEDED to know how to at least put clasps on things, but no Design was involved. That came later as I watched co-workers make their own pieces.
A few years of uninspired putting beads on cord, I found the JOYS or Silver Wire, and within months I had my own Original Designs.
The real start of DeAndreaDesigns came when my Niece, then 6, crawled up onto my lap and asked..."¯Uncle Vincent, will you make me a piece of Jewelry?"¯ She did not care what I made, only that it came from me.
I have not looked back since.
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