WHO IS Deb Baw?

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Deb is a highly gifted artisan who at a very early age discovered her passion for arts and crafts when she received a functional miniature sewing machine for her birthday that gave her hours of creative enjoyment while making quilt squares and fashionable doll clothes for the neighborhood!  

 

For the past thirty years, she has continued to grow this passion using many different venues but found her true calling once exposed to the art of silver jewelry making while taking classes from a well-known Maine silversmith known as Karottop. She continued her studies under various other artists across the country and now incorporates this knowledge, blended with her own innate talents, in creating her unique style of jewelry.

 

Upon moving to the Western North Carolina Mountain region in 2014, Deb became an active member in the Hendersonville County Gem and Mineral Society where she learned how to make her own polished gemstones known as Cabochons. Her talents led her to become the Shop Manager where she was able to pass this knowledge on to other Society members.

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Deb continues to expand her artisanal skills through the use of mixed-metal media, incorporating precious and semi-precious metals into her jewelry making processes. She is also currently a member of the Transylvania Crafters Guild and displays her wares at "Village Blacksmiths" located at 161 North Broad St. in Brevard, NC.

 

Deb believes that jewelry as an adornment should be fun, elegant and expressive of the wearer’s personality. Her beliefs are readily seen as she offers a unique array of hand crafted adornments to delight the wearer and the viewer alike!