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Family Ties

Savané Silver and the family ties. “Je veux lancer l’entreprise, Savané Silver” I said to my husband, Mamadou Savané, in 1996, the same...

Not Your Grandmother's Opal

You may be familiar with opals because you have an October birthday’s, since it’s the official birthstone of that month. Or maybe you...

What was the first piece you made?

I took my first “metals” course at the University of Illinois in the fall of 1984. After a couple of technique exercises it was time to...

Do you ever love pieces you make so much that you feel like you HAVE to keep them for yourself?

I remember the first piece that I felt I could not put on display because it felt so good on me. It was one of my first Kentucky Agate...

Do you make special pieces for your family?

I do make jewelry for my family. My husband and I wear our gold bracelets that I made in the 90s when gold was inexpensive. One of the...