Artist Bio  


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

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

                My other interests include downhill skiing, reading, hiking and bird watching right on
               our property. I have an intense love of nature and I use many of the organic forms in
               nature as inspiration in the creation of my jewelry pieces.          
                                 
                                                                                                               

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