Artist Bio  


                Born and raised in Shawinigan, Quebec Linda moved to Aylmer, Quebec with her family
               as a teenager. Both her parents are very artistically inclined people and Linda had been
               introduced to different crafts at a very young age. Her mother has always been an artist
               and has worked with ceramics, oil paintings, etc.  Her father has worked with wood
               throughout his life and Linda recalls having a swing right in her father's workshop. Her father
               created  many furniture pieces and beautiful bird houses including a replica of his childhood
               home in Caraquet, New Brunswick. Most recently he has created for Linda the beautiful stands 
               with which she displays her jewelry.  

                                       
                                           
                 Linda's interest in jewelry making began at a very young age when she played with
               her mothers jewelry. As a child she was making bead jewelry and macrame which she sold
               to friends and family. When Linda met her husband, whose passion is woodworking, she
               soon discovered another world of interest in working with wood. Linda has since learned
               about the different type of domestic and exotic woods which she uses in her jewelry pieces.
               Together, Linda and her husband have visited many craft shows and galleries to gain
               insight into this wonderful craft. At one such show, Linda met a local goldsmith who also
               taught courses in jewelry making. Linda has since taken some of these courses and in the
               process has learned about working with metal, stone, wood and to develop techniques in
               combining these materials.

                Linda's other interests include downhill skiing, reading, hiking and bird watching right on
               her property. She has an intense love of nature and uses many of the organic forms in
               nature as inspiration in the creation of her jewelry pieces.          
                                 
                                                                                                               

                                            
                                               
       
                                                                             Fusion Jewelry Design 
                                                                                       Ottawa Ontario ON K0A 2P0 CANADA
                                                                     Phone: (613) 821-5160   E-mail: linda@fusionjewelrydesign.com