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Jessie Link has been creating all her life, but recently found a passion in a specific medium: polymer clay. Below is a Q&A with Link about her craft, how she’s inspired for different pieces, and how important creating is to the human spirit. How long have you been making jewelry?
Growing up my best friend and I tried all sorts of new crafts and hobbies. One was just sculpting little figurines and Christmas ornaments out of polymer clay. Others were making beaded jewelry, friendship bracelets, sewing, random ceramic or painting classes, a smorgasbord of things. In college, I took a wire wrapping jewelry class and started selling wire wrapped jewelry on the side or making them as gifts. I started Elderberry Co in the beginning of 2021. Polymer clay became really popular for jewelry making in 2020 because of the pandemic. People losing their jobs or deciding to work from home. When I started Elderberry Co it was because I had a totally new job with different hours as a metallurgical consultant. It was a new and slower pace than I had been in before. So me starting to play with polymer clay again was not really due to the pandemic, but a shift in day jobs. Elderberry Co is a little over 2 years old now, but I’ve been dabbling with jewelry making my entire life on and off.
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