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Mackintosh Jewelry Studios...the Saga Begins
It all began in July 2003. It was at that time Jim McIntosh began
to search for a way to use the artistic side of his brain. For years he
had spent time in the airline industry exercising the analytical side.
Feeling burnt out and unfulfilled, he felt the need for change, so
began his search.
One day while searching the web for silversmithing tutorials, he
came across a web site that featured a type of jewelry making that he
had never seen before. It was an entire tutorial on border
wrapped, wire jewelry. Seeing the versatility and elegance of this art
sent his creative mind spinning. "This is it!", he exclaimed. He had
found his new found art. Wasting no time, he ordered stones and wire,
and quickly began to work.
As the months passed, his new found art began to take shape. Each
new piece began to look better and better. In October of 2003, he and
his wife Kim took part in their first Arts and Crafts Show. This began their
quest to show the world how lovely and elegant their "wearable art" is.
Sounds rather melodramatic doesn't it. Well all of the facts are
correct....just not all of the drama. Since all of this has begun we have
had a pretty tough road to follow. We have had to feel our way through an industry that likes
to keep a lot of secrets. We have had to learn what the people like and
how they like it. Then we had to come up with designs and techniques
that met all of those demands. It's been a rather interesting journey.
Then it hit us, if we're having such a tough time learning new
designs and finding materials and tools to work with, maybe others are
as well. This was the beginning of the NEW Mackintosh Jewelry Studios.
Our mission is to help others create their own beautiful jewelry. We
hope that we can develop into a resource that can help you along your
own creative journey.
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