Debbie Thornton, owner and designer, is a 35 year artist and artisan.  She is a water colorist, an accomplished rug hooker and designer, and she excels at silk-screen work, often incorporating it into custom quilts. 

Upon semi-retirement from running her national consulting firm, she turned to her life-long love of pearls, gemstones and jewelry and studied metalsmithing at Silvermine Guild Art Center and Brookfield Craft Center , both in Connecticut .  She has also studied extensively with the masters of Classical goldsmithing and enameling at the Jewelry Arts Institute in New York City; with the master of stone setting, Blaine Lewis, at his New Approach

 School for Jewelers in Virginia; and ,with the master of wax work, Kate Wolf, at her Wolf Designs studio in Maine.

Jewelry is the medium which permits Debbie the greatest design challenges and provides the most satisfaction upon completion of each piece.  There is a deep joy in creating and hand-making each piece, whether it’s a hand-painted cloisonné enamel to which she’s added many delicate layers of color, a 22k gold necklace fabricated after selecting and setting the perfect palette of complementary jewels, or, designing, color matching and stringing a strand of pearls.  

Debbie welcomes the challenge of custom commissions.  Please call or email to arrange a consultation to discuss your wishes.