Boreal Beauties

Joan Tenenbaum
Gig Harbor, WA
Joan Tenenbaum has absorbed many influences from the colorful coastal cultures that she has studied as an anthropologist and as an artist. Her award-winning jewelry designs clearly reflect the time she spent living in several Alaskan indigenous villages. Now working and teaching on the Olympic Peninsula, she continues to speak the stories of these ancient cultures through her work, using intricate patterns and textures and beautiful gently carved gems. >>continue>>