Hello there. My name is Karen Landis and I make jewelry. I primarily design and handcraft sterling silver pieces that can be worn in more than one way. I incorporate a variety of techniques and materials to feed my love for “mixing things up”. My jewelry is available at Etsy.

I’m very excited to have been accepted as a teacher at JewelryLessons.com. I have published my first tutorial there on how to create a Beaded Kumihimo Focal Piece.

Looking for local beaders? Why not join the Charlotte Beadaholics? It’s a Meetup group founded by Traci Withrow in 2008. I am their current Meetup organizer. We get together once a month at the fabulous On A String Bead Shop (who generously donate a meeting space for our group) to share what we’re working on, chat, shop and learn new techniques.

My wild but adorable dogs, Jackson (a Shih Tzu/Cairn Terrier mix I refer to as my “Chinese Toto” – that’s him in the photo above) and Isabelle (a 6 pound Papillon) share a home with me in Charlotte, North Carolina.

I hold a MFA degree in Fine Art from Syracuse University and a BFA from the University of Toledo. I have been studying metalsmithing by taking classes with Dan Haga when I can. I’m also learning to work with metal clay.

Thank you for spending a little time learning about me. Feel free to contact me here or catch up with me on Twitter.