sarawestermark
Wilmington, North Carolina ·
sarawestermark
Fine Art JewelryWilmington, North Carolina 1801 Sales On Etsy since 2007
Announcement
Memorial Day sale until 6/1. Use coupon code FREEDOM30 to save 30% off. Hand fabricated organic inspired designs. Thank you to all who have supported my business! My other shop is www.mermaidstones.etsy.com featuring the highest quality cabochons of labradorite, prehnite, rainbow moonstone and others.
My work was featured in a local magazine! Read all about it here:
http://edgeofthecarolinas.com/articles/shaping-the-forms-of-life/
If you want to see what I'm up to now come and visit my blog:
http://sarawestermark.blogspot.com/
Like me on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/sara-westermark-jewelry/35363661359
I'm thrilled that I was a featured seller on ETSY!
http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=5319172
All designs are © Copyright sarawestermark jewelry
Proud Member of:
Etsy Metal Team
Announcement
Memorial Day sale until 6/1. Use coupon code FREEDOM30 to save 30% off. Hand fabricated organic inspired designs. Thank you to all who have supported my business! My other shop is www.mermaidstones.etsy.com featuring the highest quality cabochons of labradorite, prehnite, rainbow moonstone and others.
My work was featured in a local magazine! Read all about it here:
http://edgeofthecarolinas.com/articles/shaping-the-forms-of-life/
If you want to see what I'm up to now come and visit my blog:
http://sarawestermark.blogspot.com/
Like me on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/sara-westermark-jewelry/35363661359
I'm thrilled that I was a featured seller on ETSY!
http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=5319172
All designs are © Copyright sarawestermark jewelry
Proud Member of:
Etsy Metal Team
Reviews
joliejellybean on May 13, 2017
These earrings are beautiful! Thank you so much for your amazing work as always.
Lisa Piver on May 12, 2017
If I could, without breaking somethjng, I would be doing cartwheels!!! I love my new prehnite ring. It is well made and oh so comfortable on my finger. The stone is gorgeous and mystical. It's one of those rings you put on and never take off.
About
When I moved the metal for the first time
My love of metalsmithing began in 2006 when I first forged a piece of sterling wire with a hammer. I was obsessed with learning as much as I could about making jewelry from that point. I read every book I could get my hand on.
In High School I wanted to learn how to make jewelry, but the only option that I could see was trade school training for a bench jeweler. My father wanted us all to have a formal education, so I studied classical singing. (I know another very practical field).
I had wanted to leave an adjunct teaching position to spend more time with my newborn son, and calculated that I just needed to earn a few hundred dollars a month to be able to stay at home with him. So I took a leap of faith and hit the ground running. I sold my jewelry in home shows, churches, and began my etsy shop in 2007.
I joined Etsy Metal and made many great friends in that group. I owe them for all the advice and encouragement they have given to me. I learned how to take pictures with my canon elph, market my stuff, and make things that sell so that I can afford to do the art I love to do.
The next year I was a featured artist on etsy and my sales exploded over the next year. I have been working around the clock to manage my business since 2006. I still love making jewelry. Being in the studio helps me connect my racing mind with my body.
Shop members
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Sara Westermark
Owner, Maker, Designer
As a self taught metalsmith, I make jewelry that I want to wear everyday. My father, a painter and antique dealer, taught me that I could do anything if worked hard enough. I am formally trained as a classical singer and I teach voice lessons daily.
Shop policies
http://etsymetal.com, http://sarawestermark.blogspot.com,
My style has been defined as industrial chic crossed with organic. My shop features my original designs hand fabricated by me in sterling silver, copper, gold, pearls, champagne diamonds, precious & semi-precious gemstones. Some pieces are made to order, so please allow 3 days+ lead time to shipping.
I have always worked with my hands. It quiets my racing mind and helps me to connect with my inner self. When I work, I cannot concentrate on anything else but the task at hand--I am completely absorbed. Sometimes pieces come to me in my dreams--as if they have already been worked out for me. I try to have enough time to keep producing the ideas that I have stored in my head. I keep a notebook with me to sketch my thoughts. My sketches are very crude probably because my formal education is as a classical singer (although my dad was a painter--check it out at www.patriciaherbertgalleries.com and look for Jim Graham). My dad died nearly 4 years ago now. I know that he would love to see how I have pursued my artistic dreams. I have my master's degree in voice performance and I still perform locally in addition to teaching private voice lessons.
FORMAL BIOGRAPHY
Jewelry artist Sara Westermark lives in Wilmington, North Carolina where she draws inspiration from nature, and experiments with design, color and texture. In her hand fabricated original designs, Sara uses sterling silver, copper, gold, brass, freshwater pearls, semi-precious and precious gemstones. Primarily a self-taught metalsmith, she has studied with jeweler Gary Pack. In May 2007, Sara was awarded the “Judge’s Award” in jewelry for the 2007 Orange Street Arts Festival. Sara shows her work at Blue Moon Gallery at Racine Center for the Arts and Port City Pottery and Fine Craft, and Fast Frame in the Landfall Shopping Center all located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Carolina Creations in New Bern also carries her work. Sara is a proud member of the etsymetal team and fam team.
http://www.etsymetal.etsy.com
FAM team member, ETSYMETAL team member
http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/etsy-finds-unforgettable-deals-3421/
http://sarawestermark.blogspot.com/
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
- Check
Payment
Shipping
SHIPPING UPGRADES
Delivery Signature--$.85
Upgrade to Priority---$3 US & $6 International
Registered---$8 US & $15 International (comes with automatic $45 insurance)
2nd Day Air by USPS---$17 US (domestic only)
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
I will now have cheaper shipping through Endicia for international post. The most secure way to ship international is upgrading to priority or registered. It is not uncommon for international orders to take 4-6 weeks to arrive from the states and this depends on your countries customs. All of my packages so far have arrived safely at their destination with first class USPS.
CUSTOMS, IMPOUNDING, VAT
I am not responsible for any extra fees or impounding from customs on international orders. I am also not responsible for any taxes the item incurs due to customs or VAT. Please be sure of your countries' customs policies regarding jewelry before ordering.
***Shipping to Singapore and Italy are very tricky because of the strict nature of their customs regarding jewelry.
Refunds and Exchanges
EXCEPTION for CUSTOM ORDERS- I do not accept returns on custom orders because I cannot resell them do to their very specific nature.
Additional policies and FAQs
I try very hard to provide excellent customer service and I rely on input from your feedback. Please take a moment to let others know how you feel about your purchase.
FEEDBACK--due to the large volume of feedback that I give, I wait until you have left feedback before leaving feedback. That way I know if your item(s) have been received. Sometimes I run late with feedback but I always get caught up. Many thanks!
I do Alchemy and custom orders. Please contact me for wholesale pricing and consignment terms. I deal with only legitimate brick and mortar galleries with proper id and tax information.