Mimi Antonetti of Nautilus Creations is our featured artist this week. She creates beautiful, unique chain maille jewelry. We asked her to share a bit about herself. Enjoy!
A native of Northern
NJ, I currently reside in the Greater Pittsburgh area by way of Miami and
Houston. With a degree in geology and paleontology, the Chambered Nautilus has
always been my favorite invertebrate - I love the way it will build a new
living chamber when it outgrows the current one. This has become a metaphor for
my life....creating new as I outgrow the old.
In 2011 I took advantage of corporate downsizing and decided to follow my heart
in several different ways. I have parlayed my love of animals into a dream job
of taking care of other people's four footed (and hooved) friends as a full
time job. On the side I started to stoke my creative fire and stumbled upon
chain maille; little did I know it would become something verging on
obsession!
I love the direction mailling has taken me and have branched out to include everything from Kumihimo to torch-flamed scales and rings in my pieces. I prefer to work in stainless steel, bronze, copper and niobium although I still will make pieces in brass, bright and anodized aluminum.
Stop in and check out Mimi's Nautilus Creations featured at the front of the Boutique from 2/17-2/21.
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