Works in progress in Laura’s studio

Laura is a founding member of a group of jewellery artists in Saskatchewan called JewelleryWon. Together, the group encourages and promotes jewellery artists in Saskatchewan. The group also hosts semi-annual shows, which feature these artists specifically. JewelleryWon includes several SCC members.

15 years ago, Laura’s stepfather took a jewellery-making class, and Laura was amazed at what he was able to create. With her mother and stepfather’s encouragement, Laura went on to take the same class. It was a “Jewellery Level 1” class, where she learned basic silversmithing skills. About a year later, Laura tried a lampworking class and found that to be just as addictive as making jewellery. She credits most of her current success to her teachers: Melody Armstrong and Megan Hazel, who taught her jewellery-making, and Shauna Mitru, who taught her lampwork bead-making. These three women are all longstanding SCC members.

Laura says she has been a craftsperson all her life, but she has been making jewellery for about five years. She became an SCC member earlier this year and became a juried member in April, 2013.

Laura at WaterFront, June 2013