Board of Directors:
   Nick Elliott, President
   Donna Brown, Treasurer
   Bonnie Mansfield, Secretary
   Sue Brause
   Nancy Buckenham
   David Hatch
   Denise Jefferson
   Gregg Meath
   Suzanne Mikel
   Helen Ripken
   Syd Thompson


Art Links:
www.henrypaine.com
www.arturovera.com
www.cwplattgourds.com
Reynolds Gallery
glsjewelry.com
www.familyofbirds.com

Gay Lynn Saunders
Gay Lynn’s parents were rockhounds, so minerals, gemstones, gold and silver were all part of her childhood. As she was growing up and working in textiles and clothing as her art form, she often incorporated jeweled items into the piece.

Following a long period in the healing arts as a holistic chiropractor, Gay Lynn returned to jewelry making, starting with seed beading. She discovered a cache of gemstones and rough-cut rocks her parents had left her, and, in deciding what to do with them, discovered wire-wrapping. Now she works part-time at the healing arts and part-time on the jewelry.

Gay Lynn uses only quality materials in her work. The wire is either sterling silver, fine silver, or 14/20 gold-filled. She looks for unusual and quality gemstones. The beads are natural colors versus dyed, irradiated or heat-treated.

She uses silver, gold-filled, gold-plate, silver plate, and pewter beads. And her glass beads are mostly handmade, never dyed.

Some of her work is pictured below.
Click on photos below for larger view and manual slide show.