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| Ann was always interested in her watchmaker-father's fine tools, and her mother's wide interest in stones, and other things of the earth. Following an introduction to jewellery making in 1957 - when she made her first piece, Ann has continued to make jewellery, as an addition to her family life with husband, Bob, and three children. In the '70s she added lapidary skills to her repitoire, and in the '80s added gemmological studies. Since her first serious show in Montreal in 1970, by invitation of the Quebec Government, her work has been shown in Nova Scotia, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Tuscon, Az. Through the years Ann has produced special awards and ceremonial works for Loyola High School, The Presbyterian College of Montreal, The Helen Prize, The Smith-Bothwell Prize and the Vanier Early Childhood Education Prize; and jewellery for Bette Midler, for the film Isn't She Great! |
| Anne really became interested in jewellery making in the mid '80s. She enjoys shaping the metal, using surface textures and combining different metals with silver. Anne is intrigued with unusual stones and is drawn to pearls of many colours and shapes. Her work has been presented in various exhibitions and shows. |
| Susan retired in 2003 after a 25 year career as a jeweller. Her work is delicate in design, hand crafted, meticulously finished. She most enjoyed the lost wax process and piercing work, and was often experimenting with other techniques. Susan has shown many times at the Montreal Gem & mineral Club shows from the '70s through the '90s, as well as others in the region including Quartier des Arts and Galerie Pierre Seguin, and in gem shows in Ottawa. She has since explored pencil, pen & ink, and watercolour; her work finely detailed. She is a member of the Artists' Circle of the West Island and has shown her work in many shows in the area. |
| A Frog-form brooch, sterling silver,set with cabochon ruby eyes. |
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| Open Air Balloon, set with assembled stones, sterling silver. |
| Sweater, sterling silver with brushed finish, set with 6 synthetic emerald buttons. |
| Brooch, sterling silver, art nouveau influence, set with a pendant of moonstone. |
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| Orchid Pendant approx. 28 mm. Gold-plated sterling with pearl. |
| Brooch, 'British Grenadier' Fungi Sterling silver with overlay. |
| Brooch, Sterling silver, copper, and fossilized dinosaur bone. |
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| 10k white gold ring, channel setting with rubies |
| Small-scale replicas in sterling silver. Lawn mower with moving parts, ordered for owner of a landscaping company. Accordion, sterling silver. Ordered for one of the McGarrigle Sisters. |
| Watercolour, Mist Men. 2004. Approx. 6x8" |
| Brooch, Sterling silver, rose wood, amythest cabochon, 14 k rivets. |