Hi, I’m Jen Hilton! I’ve been loving and making jewelry since I was the little person in this picture. I don’t have any formal art education but was raised in a creative environment. I grew up writing, drawing, sewing, singing, playing guitar, decorating cakes, doing crafts, reading, and making jewelry.

Most of my pieces are one-of-a-kind, or of very limited number. I use made-in-the-USA parts as much as possible, and always select quality ingredients. When I can, I use components created by my friends and local artisans, such as Elaine Ray or Wendy Puckett. I also enjoy working with found items, recycled vintage jewelry and other curiosities.

My ideas and inspirations come from many sources… people, literature, nature, art, movies, music, history, mythology, and my dreams.

I’m often asked, “How do you make your jewelry?” or “How can I make jewelry like you?” All I can say is that I’ve spent my entire life making jewelry. Stringing plastic beads is one of my earliest memories. It’s impossible for me to separate my jewelry from my other interests. Creativity is a fountain, where the water is life itself. If you want to create, then you’ve got to love, read, study, experience, listen, dance, sing, build. You’ve got to live.

Some of my original jewelry designs are featured in the book “Steampunk Style Jewelry” by Jean Campbell. My pieces are on pages 50, 90 and 96. I was also featured in issue 13 of Make Jewellery magazine.

In buying this jewelry, you are also helping me to support some of my favorite causes, events, shops and people, including those listed on my links page. Every year, I’m involved in Can’t Stop the Serenity and other Browncoat events, and I’m the founder/organizer of the Raleigh Jewelry Meetup Group.

I’ve been a writer as well as a jewelry-maker almost all of my life, and in 2009 I won the Andrew Britton Short Story Competition. To me, jewelry is a form of storytelling. I hope you enjoy wearing my jewelry and making it a part of your life’s story. Every piece, no matter how simple or small, is made with intense love and fearless creativity. Many people make jewelry — I strive to make magic.

~*Jen*~

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