Linda
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Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Linda has been a part of creative endeavors all of her life, exploring the active art culture of the academic university community. She grew up in the Purdue University environment, where her father was a professor, which afforded her great opportunities to explore and experience the vast array of thought and culture. As a young girl, she spent three years living in Brazil, South America, while her father led a USAID project in the interior of the country. Along with her parents, she was exposed to both the great poverty of this beautiful country, as well as elite Embassy diplomats. Linda obtained her Bachelors Degree in Interior Design from Purdue. During her studies, she sought a variety of artistic mentoring that included, thrown and slab pottery, drawing, painting, mixed media collages, interior design, as well as jewelry design. Today, Linda has captured her dream of creating her vision in designed jewelry. The aesthetic of the designs are contemporary and the materials used are traditional. Utilizing such traditional media as Swarovski crystal pearls, glass beads, gemstones, acrylic, and polymer clay, she forms these materials into interesting, sleek, and sometimes minimalist designs. “Bringing contemporary jewelry designs to the world need not be difficult or expensive. My vision is to design what I see in my heart in order for others to enjoy the beauty of the materials and to be able to afford one-of-a-kind or limited edition jewelry. Every woman should have this privilege.” Through the experiences over a lifetime of personal jewelry creation, Linda fuels the GalleriaLinda online stores with creativity and unexpected concepts. |
