Jackie Loria
Jackie uses silver and copper wire to wrap natural stones in a classically elegant style that showcases the stone's natural beauty. She uses copper sheet and tubing to make hammered bracelet cuffs and cuff-style rings with torch-fired patinas. She has many different styles and loves all types of jewelry!
Before becoming a jeweler, Jackie was a sailor, an avid scuba diver - diving some of the most remote locations around the world - and a motorcycle rider owning 3 Harleys and acting as a road captain leading rides in a local club.
After retiring, Jackie decided to try making her own jewelry. She has always had a love for natural stones of all types and shapes, wearing natural stone jewelry made by others. She began taking wire wrapping classes in 2016 and has been taking all types of classes ever since (silversmithing, copper etching, lost wax casting, stamp making, and metal folding). Combing what she has learned in her many classes, Jackie uses silver for wire wrapping, making bezels and casting silver pieces from wax molds. She uses copper sheet and tubing to make hammered bracelet cuffs and cuff-style rings with torch-fired patinas. She has many different styles and loves all types of jewelry!
