Semiprecious Salvage: Creating Found Art Jewelry »

A mixed-media artist, Stephanie Lee resides in Rogue River, Oregon where for the past nine years she also has run her own wedding floral business. She teaches workshops in Southern Oregon and at a growing number of national retreats, including Artfest and Art and Soul. She has been featured in Legacy Magazine and Belle Armoire and is also a contributor to Making Designer Mixed-Media and Memory Jewelry (Quarry, Mar. -07).

Semiprecious Salvage shows readers how to think beyond the techniques taught in traditional beading and jewelry books in order to create found art jewelry. Mixed-media applications like sewing, plasterwork and altering found objects tie together to create jewelry pieces such as brooches, pendants, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and belts. In addition to thought-provoking stories on the origination of some of the found items, Stephanie provides the reader with practical jewelry-making techniques that they can incorporate into their own inspired pieces. A simple, organic approach gives the reader limitless ideas for crafting their own jewelry as well as ideas for locating found items whether it be on a nature walk, one's travels or in the comforts of home.