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A contemporary fusion of ancient traditions and modern materials

Jennifer's contemporary jewelry designs are a perfect marriage of ancient spiritual traditions and modern, high-tech materials. Her designs are drawn from natural elements and esoteric teachings such as sacred geometry, hermetic and spiritual themes. Jennifer's work is available in a full spectrum of colors.

Because of the characteristics of the materials used, the alchemical nature of the glass fusing process, the individuality of the natural elements used in the PMC pieces and the patina process, no two pieces are exactly the same. Though Jennifer replicates a number of her designs, each is truly a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry. Most pieces in the PMC and Bead Weaving lines incorporate an adjustable, hand-made clasp of Jennifer's own design and a tag with her signature - resulting in a wearable piece of signed artwork.

Introducing a New Line - Sacred Texts
Cast in sterling silver from original hand-made designs, this line features gleaming disks inscribed with the sacred words and symbols of spiritual texts from a variety of ancient and modern cultures.The disks and coins are worn individually or combined in a variety of designs and accented with ever-popular Swarovski crystals. You may order all pieces in one text or in a combination of multiple texts.

The Ancient Art of Bead Weaving
From the spiritual use of beads in ancient Egypt and Africa to practices such as Buddhist malas and Catholic rosaries, spiritual traditions across many cultures have used beads as a medium for prayer and healing. Jennifer's inspiration to weave designs with glass seed beads began upon hearing a Hopi medicine woman explain that as each bead was added to a piece, a prayer was offered to the Creator. Jennifer uses a variety of stitches derived from multi-cultural origins such as the herringbone stitch from the Ndebele tribe of Africa, the netting stitch dating back to ancient Egypt, and the peyote stitch attributed to Native Americans.

Space-Age Glass
Dichroic means two colors - "di" meaning two and "chroic" from "chrom" or color. The two colors in the glass come from light shining through the glass as well as reflecting off of the glass. The high-tech process of making dichroic glass was developed by the aerospace industry and is very expensive to produce. The glass is coated with thin layers of metal oxides in a high-temperature vacuum chamber. Jennifer cuts and combines the glass in a myriad of color combinations and fuses them in a kiln at approximately 1500 degrees.

High –Tech Metal Work
Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a modern material developed over the past 10 years by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. This clay-like substance is comprised of precious metals (fine silver, gold, or platinum), a non-toxic organic binder, and water. PMC is manipulated into unique pieces of jewelry and then kiln-fired, burning away the water and binder. The result is the creation of a piece of jewelry made of pure silver, gold or platinum. Jennifer incorporates her dichroic glass and bead-weaving into the PMC pieces.

Featured in the July/August 2006 issue of Gift Shop Magazine

"See me at the New York International Gift Fair Booth #5304 January 28 - February 1, 2007"

Ancient Art of Bead Weaving - Made in the USA

Beaded Jewelry Made in the USA

High-Tech Metal Work

About Jennifer McLamb

Jennifer's fascination with personal adornment began as a child making clover chains and gum-wrapper bracelets on the school playground. Over time, jewelry designs evolved to include beaded fishing swivel bracelets, porcelain pieces and Victorian-inspired necklaces made from real dried rosebuds and pearls. Currently, her work is inspired by her studies with Celie Fago, Donna Milliron, Laura Hallock, Rosalyn Bruyere, Linda Fifield, and Jeremie Leckron.

Jennifer is a juried member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and Sheltowee Artisans. In addition to the 12 - 15 art festivals where Jennifer exhibits each year, her work can be found at galleries such as Craft Company No. 6, Rochester, NY, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY, the Kentucky Artisan Center, Berea, KY, and Rivers' Edge Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.

Jennifer lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by a loving family, a supportive husband and two wonderful sons. She is a student of esoteric and Native American traditions, holds a black belt in Central Shaolin Karate and is an energy healing practitioner. These devotions help fuel and are reflected throughout her work.

Kentucky Crafted
The Kentucky Crafted trademark represents quality works produced by juried participants of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program, a division of the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet.


ONE-OF-A-KIND: Because of the characteristics of the materials used, the alchemical nature of the glass fusing process, the individuality of the natural elements used in the PMC pieces and the patina process, not two pieces are exactly the same. Though Jennifer replicates a number of her designs, each is truly a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry.

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