Hi Everyone!  Setting up a blog is quite the learning curve for me but, I am committed. Why? Because I'm looking forward to (re)connecting with longtime friends and all the folks who have supported my creative journey these last 55 years (Yikes).

In 1972 I moved to Fairbanks Alaska (a single mother of a 5 year old) who had recently decided to make jewelry designing her career. I moved there because an old friend said "nobody is doing what you are doing up here". She was right and Alaska embraced me. I married, raised a family and lived there for 53 yrs. In 2021 Richard and I moved permanently to Green Valley, Arizona. We love our new home and I continue to be creatively inspired which is, in part, what I'd like to share with you in this blog.

How have our paths crossed? I think we have met in many ways ~

Craft Shows (wholesale & retail) ~ Alaska, Seattle, Portland, Chicago and San Francisco.

Showroom & Shop in Ester AK ~ Supported by our local family & friends. Thanks to the Milepost we met many travelers from all over the world.

Catalogs ~ Cold Water Creek, David Morgan & Smithsonian to name a few which carried my designs.

Galleries ~ Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, Seward, Haines, Ketchikan and more!

Custom Designing ~  wedding bands, engagement rings, bridal jewelry, birthday, anniversary, graduation, mother's day (the list goes on) and I have been grateful to you all for sharing your ideas, trust, support and love. I'll add here that since I am semi-retired I am no longer accepting commission work ~ 55 years sitting at a wax table is long enough!

Dancing ~AND let me not forget ~ Dancing! ~ contra, square, tango, hambo to name a few. World class musicians and fellow enthusiasts.

A number of years ago I joined the Etsy family where you can see  my most current work as well as some old favorites. To get directly to my shop  > https://judiegumm.com/ > click on the blue Etsy link. 

Thank You so much for continuing this journey with me and I look forward to hearing from YOU and how we met! 

Hugs,  Judie

PS... the mobile app is now up and running and there is now a link to my instagram account.  Yay... one more step. J

Hey I've got a second page.... Where's Green Valley....just a little history about how my community got started. Check my portfolio for some new work!