Earth, Sand and Fire
 jewelry by Jackie T.Gedrose

Home Page         Earth, Sand and Fire are the resources for my jewelry.  My beach rocks come from the Earth and are
                         found on the Sand of Lake Ontario.  Sand is a key ingredient in glass.  Fire turns my glass rods into
                        beads.
My fascination with glass began at an early age.  My mother collected cut glass and art glass.  I would accompany her to art shows to add to her collection.  I appreciated how strong and delicate glass could be.  I especially liked the clear and transparent colors.  A few years ago, a teacher friend suggested we take a glass bead making class together.  We did and I was hooked.  I now have my own studio and love sitting behind the torch and 'playing with fire'.

I am a juried member of the Louisville Artisan's Guild and the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, and a member of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers.
The On-Terry-Oh collection had its beginnings years ago at Grandpa Terry's cottage on Lake Ontario.  I would spend hours sorting and playing with lake rocks.  Same location, years later, I now gather them on my walks at my family reunion, take them home, tumble them for a month, wire wrap them and fashion them into jewelry. 

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