About the Artist

Muriel Johnson, the artist behind Pele Creations, is a primarily self-taught jewelry artist working out of her private studio in Keno, Oregon.  Her work has been shown extensively in northern California and southern Oregon.

 Her jewelry is handcrafted using a combination of techniques including torchwork and wirework, two ancient techniques that are enjoying renewed popularity today.

 Though she was always interested in art and design (she holds a degree in interior design), it was not until she made her first art glass bead in 1998 that she discovered her potential as an artist.  Torchwork beads were followed a year later with wirework (which quickly became an obsession,) as a way to show off those same beads as well as a glorious panoply of hand-selected precious and semi-precious stones. Muriel delights in the zen-like quality of torchwork and wirework - "goofs" can rarely be fully corrected in these mediums - making every piece truly unique and one-of-a-kind.

She enthusiastically pursues custom designs as she feels that her art and skill grow with each new design challenge.

 The name Pele Creations is a salute to the Hawaiian Goddess of volcanoes, who has surely been creating in stone and glass longer than any of us!

Pele Creations Jewelry can also be found at these fine galleries:

JORDAN SCHNITZER MUSEUM OF ART GIFT STORE

    1223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR  97403   (541) 346-6442

CLEARWATER GALLERY

    633 Main St., Klamath Falls OR  97601  (541) 882-4455

SISKIYOU ARTISANS' GALLERY

    Rogue Valley Mall, Medford, OR (541) 774-1998

SOUNDPEACE

    199 E. Main, Ashland, OR  97520  (503) 482-3633

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