CabrinaChanning

I grew up in Washington state, in a very normal town where everyone walked the path towards a life pouring concrete or waiting tables. I realized pretty early that this future wasn’t very promising for an unruly weird girl like me who couldn’t ignore her urge to stretch her branches.

I was born with my heart set into artistic self expression. I floundered through all sorts of mediums, trying to make each of them communicate for me. One day, as an early teenager, covered hopelessly in clay, with a handful of paintbrushes, and a half silk screened t-shirt...I discovered metallic bliss. It was in a high school jewelry class where it seemed I had finally unearthed a way to manifest my crazed ideas into a tangible and wearable art form. Motivated by my incredibly supportive jewelry teacher, I was not to be discouraged by societies idea that art could never mean success. Right then and there, I set my whole heart into metal art.

I graduated from Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts and became a certified bench jeweler, and have now been making jewelry for over 15 years. I have traveled the world, learning from local craftsmen soaking up every bit about the very different cultural art methods of jewelry making that exist.

Over the years I have gained an incredible amount of momentum to devote my treasured time to keeping my dream alive. Happily settled among the woods in Nevada City, California I dedicate countless hours to my cozy studio, swimming in dedication to my craft.

Jewelry has truly changed my life, and I hope to make something for you someday that will change your life as well