Thank you for visiting our profile page! My name is Claudia and my husband is Jorge (pronounced "George"). Together we are the artisans behind every piece in this shop.
We live in Sutton, Massachusetts, and proud grandparents of Lucas and Daniel. We are originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and although most of our inspiration comes from all New England's different sceneries, we like to think we also bring a lot of the "carioca" warmth to our pieces.
Jorge and I have always enjoyed handmade art work. Along the years, we have developed quite a list of hobbies creating beautiful and intriguing arts and crafts. Family and friends have been very kind critics and out of their encouragement JC Arts and Crafts was born!
Jorge has worked with bonsais since 1994 and in his eager to find the perfect pot for his miniature trees, he got into pottery and has created many unique containers and accent pieces all inspired by forms and colors we can find raw in nature.
As for me, I started very young with my mom, aunt and grandma teaching me the arts of knitting, crochet and anything else that has to do with threads, yarns and needles! In middle school I also learned my easy for drawing but it wasn't until I had my first class in watercolor in 2001 that I truly found a passion for painting using this media.
In 2013 I started making bracelets and, little did I know how addicted this is, I have become a bead-hoarder! Lucky for me beads are small and do not take too much space!!!
Jorge and I are also very enthusiastic about photography and our travels around the world have presented lots of opportunities for taking beautiful pictures. Somehow we try to incorporate them into our crafts.
So who knows what creative pursuits will capture our attention next… Etsy is always a source of inspiration, providing new ideas and activities we haven't explored yet (Can we please make the day a little longer than 24 hours?!?!?).
We want you to enjoy your JC Arts and Crafts experience as much as we love crafting for you, so please read our policies and contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.
We hope you like browsing our shop. Enjoy!
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All pictures and contents, including designs and patterns, are the intellectual property of JC Arts and Crafts and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or displayed without Jorge and Claudia's express permission.