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PRAIRIE PAULSTheresa and Don Paul lived, met and married in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. When the urge to wander hit, they sold their home and bought a VW camper van in Holland, then spent a year traveling throughout the UK, Europe, Turkey, and North Africa. Upon their return to the US, they settled in Theresa's hometown of Edgeley, North Dakota. They now divide their time between Edgeley and the Virgin Islands. The beauty and vastness of both the prairie and the sea provides much of the inspiration from which their creativity flows.
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"I often concentrate on the shape of a design -- the movement of the wire as I bend here, twist there, add a bead, hammer to add beauty and strength, or incorporate a lighter gauge of wire for decorative wrapping -- and my favorite works are those that have a sculptural aspect, combining metal wire with beads or stones. I use a wide variety of metal wire- sterling silver, 14K gold-fill, copper & brass. With these, I combine decorative beads made from sterling & 14K gold-fill, pewter, stones and semi-precious stones, shell, glass beads, lamp work beads, Kenyan Kazuri beads, cinnabar, coral, pearls, crystal, or South American tagua nut. I love diversity and being able to work with a variety of beautiful materials, textures, and colors. Anything that catches my eye. Anything that inspires me." |