Brenda Schweder

Country: USA

Design/Expertise-related information

What technique(s) are you particularly focusing on?
Iron wire. Up-cycling of found objects and vintage jewelry.

Since when have you already been holding workshops?
2003

What fascinates you about using SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS?
The products are flawless, the color is saturated, using them says 'quality.'

What is your favorite SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS color?
Palace Green Opal

What is your favorite SWAROVSKI ELEMENT?
The fancy stones -- especially the square styles!

What is your favorite design you have ever created with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS?
The cage ring I just designed with iron wire (it's so new I haven't even named it yet).

Personal information

What are your hobbies?
Jewelry making, collage/assemblage, antiquing/flea marketing, travel.

How would you describe yourself in three words?
Warm. Innovative. Fashion-conscious.

What would you definitely take with you on a lonely island?
My husband and sons. But if they're automatically included, then the contents of my studio.

What is the first thing at the day you usually do?
Schlep around the house getting my boys off to school. (I really don't 'wake up' 'til around noon.)

What is your motto of life?
A quote by Brenda Euland: "So you see, imagination needs moodling -- long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering."