Sheri Mason, a local and established artist in Portland Oregon and owner of Links to Your Heart has been creating artwork since she was a young child. With Links to Your Heart you can send Sheri your favorite photos of loved ones, family, and friends and she will incorporate them into quality handmade jewelry pieces which include bracelets, necklaces and charms. Great ideas just in time for Valentine Day! http://www.linkstoyourheart.etsy.com/ .I asked Sheri how she got started in the arts and she told me that "in grade school I was very involved with arts and crafts. One of the schools I attended would actually involve academic study during the day and arts and crafts all afternoon. We learned traditional and non-traditional crafts, Batik was something I really enjoyed. I guess pursuing silk painting in later years was because of my interest in fabric and the dye resist method." She was also encouraged by her mother, who was also artistic, to carve, knit, crochet, whatever focused her and her siblings minds in a positive direction. Quilting and sewing came at the age of 11...and whatever else caught her fancy.
When I first met Sheri, 15 years ago, she was selling her handmade painted silk scarves and polymer clay jewelry at Portland's Saturday Market and to local shops in Portland. Sheri loves being creative and looks forward to a time when she can follow her passion and create more sculptured based artwork in the future. You can also find Sheri at the famous Alberta Street Last Thursdays.
Check her out and support a local woman owned business!!!! http://www.linkstoyourheart.etsy.com/.
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