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Beadkeepers - Where ART and the ENVIRONMENT Meet

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Location:: Sunny Florida

About Me:: I'm a conservation biologist with the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, and I create art and jewelry to raise funds for wildlife conservation. Art and nature are one and the same to me--you cannot have one without the other. All of my designs are inspired by the natural world. So, I donate most of my proceeds to RSCF (www.rarespecies.org) and try to raise awareness of the link between art and the environment. Art can save the world!!!

Gender:: Gal

I am a/an:: Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger

(Designers only) I create:: Mixed media art jewelry

(Designers only) I am willing to do:: Custom orders, Consignment, Wholesaling

(Designers only) I have been featured on:: Bead Style Magazine, Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine, Palm Beach Post, Ft. Myers News-Press, Wellington Magazine

(Designers only) My work is sold at:: Etsy - www.beadkeepers.etsy.com
Gallery 50 - www.gallery50.com
16 Hands Gallery - 16handsgallery.com
WildChild Art Gallery - www.wildchildartgallery.com
Painted Bird Gallery
Osiris Beads and Imports

Website:: http://www.beadkeepers.etsy.com

Website #2:: http://www.rarespecies.org

Website #3:: http://www.beadkeepers.com

Favorite Designers/Artists:: Karen Lewis, Instar Studios
Pipyr Glassworks
Maria Perez-Bastian - www.queenglass.etsy.com
Amy Ruopp - www.amyruopp.com
Lynn McGovern - www.lynnmcgovern.com
Curster - www.curster.etsy.com

Favorite Music/Musicians:: James Taylor, Amos Lee, Mindy Smith, Pink Floyd, acoustic Latin guitar, Hem

Favorite TV Show & Movies:: Flight of the Concords, The Office, U-Turn, Fight Club, John from Cincinati, Meadowlands, Aardman Animation, Bill Plympton, PBS

Say Hello to my Little Friend...

Welcome to my little pixel in space. This is my friend--Mico the Mighty Maromoset. We are handraising this guy. Be sure to check out www.rarespecies.org, and my blog below, for more info about these amazing creatures!!!

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A Peek Into My Daily Life with the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation

Thought you might like a little peek into what I do every day and who I do it with. These critters are all in my backyard, except for a few bongo that we flew back to Africa in 2004. Life is good.....

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Posted on March 13, 2008 at 5:08am — 1 Comment

Handbook to Handmade, Volume 5

I'm very excited to annouce that I made it into the Handbook to Handmade, Volume 5. This book features 35 fantastic artists from Etsy and is the brainchild of Etsy artist Timothy Adams. Take a peek at the video/slideshow below, which gives you an idea of what the book is like. For more information about The Handbook to Handmade click here.…
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Posted on March 11, 2008 at 7:36am —

Wildlife Art Show

I was recently part of a wildlife art show benefiting the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. Here is a short video/slideshow of the event. ENJOY!!

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Posted on March 10, 2008 at 2:00pm —

Lookit My Lockets!

Been a while since I posted--very busy at work. My husband and I run a wildlife conservation center and we are acquiring 10 acres and a house in addition to our 20 acre facility. Fencing, clearing, working in the rain, lots of fun!!!

But--I have been busy designing a new line of polymer clay lockets...here are my first two. I got the inspirati…

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Posted on October 18, 2007 at 9:26am — 3 Comments

Organic Bling!!

I just had to share this with you--a ring I made using guinea fowl feathers. I set the feathers in polymer clay set in a 20mm sterling silver bezel on an adjustable sterling silver band. Imagine this and a little black dress--perfect! This is my idea of over-the-top bling. Fun, fabulous and sure to get you noticed!!!

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At 11:38pm on September 23, 2008, Sofia said…: Your work looks great! I'm really interested in your combination of jewellery and the environment!! I studied env science, and now i'm making jewellery in my spare time...

At 10:45am on September 12, 2008, jackie said…: Sure would love to.

Jackie

At 3:05pm on August 25, 2008, stjac11 said…: your jewelry is so unique and interesting!

At 10:10am on July 17, 2008, Karen Watkins said…: Beautiful!

At 7:10pm on June 22, 2008, The Beadin' Path said…

Amazing! And your lockets are very cool!

Etsy
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At 11:00am on June 4, 2008, Stephanie DeJoseph Lee said…: YOur products are really neat- check out my site www.lamiadesigns.com
Do you ever swap products with other artists?

At 12:20pm on April 18, 2008, Heather Sherman said…: Hello there ;) zoinks he is tiny!

At 6:35pm on March 9, 2008, autumnhawkdesigns said…: Thanks for adding me as a friend. I really appreciate it. Your work is wonderful and your little marmoset is adorable. Take care and have a good day.
Tracy