René Venegas, a 16th generation silversmith, in his shop at The Local Artisan Collective in downtown Ogden on Oct. 19, 2017. Silversmith René Venegas demonstrates using his traditional gasoline torch ...

Olympia’s Angela Kirkpatrick is a jewelry maker with a very specific niche. “I’m a silversmith and I make jewelry with the hair, ashes and teeth of dead and living people and pets.” She doesn’t need ...

Skilled artisans among the Mapuche are creating pieces that reflect their worldview. By Janelle Conaway Reporting from Santa Fe, N.M. Marco Paillamilla started learning how to work with silver at age ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Sawing, engraving, and turning just scrap metals into belt buckles and jewelry is something Michael Pardue has found himself doing for the past 23 years. Being born and raised in ...

Alyssa Saccente, a designer of gold and silver jewelry, handcrafts and sells her contemporary creations in a historic 450-square-foot space dating back to 1686. Saccente’s Gatta Zaffira Fine Jewelry ...

PEORIA — A lifelong love for making jewelry led to a profession for Hannah Ingraham. The 26-year-old East Peoria resident spends most days working in her studio at the Sunbeam Building in Peoria, her ...