JacQueline Sanchez has forged a life and a livelihood by leading from the heart. Years before
starting her eponymous jewelry line in 2002, the Atlanta-based jewelry
designer discovered her love for creating jewelry through, well, love
itself. Her boyfriend (now her husband) was an ardent Grateful Dead fan
and enticed JacQueline to travel around the country with him to see the
band play. To pass the time while on the road, she took up making
“dancing bear” earrings from sheet silver that she pierced out into
individual earrings. She was quickly hooked. She sold every pair of
earrings as fast as she could make them and put her profits toward
college at the Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology, where she learned
the fundamentals of jewelry design, fabrication, and stone setting.
Prior
to starting JacQueline Sanchez Jewelry Designs she worked as a bench
jeweler for more than 10 years to refine her craft and technique. She
currently lives and creates in Atlanta with her husband and son.
JacQueline
Sanchez Jewelry Design handcrafts playful, elegant wearable modern art
using artisanal methods. Each piece of jewelry from the JacQueline
Sanchez studio is created with a passion for design and the highest
standards in craftsmanship and durability. JacQueline is the recipient
of an achievement award from the American Craft Council and her
signature “Forever Young” collection continues to win numerous awards
and accolades.