erika laine hansen started making jewelry from plastic fishing lure beads out of her grandfather’s tackle box at age 5. Her necklaces were very popular with the other kindergarteners.
At age 15, she began showing her jewelry in galleries. Her work centers on taking what is old and forgotten and making it new and relevant. She loves vintage and antique components such as: maps and dictionary words and images, glass beads, lockets and metal settings, chains, skeleton keys, charms and trinkets, and findings. She combines these elements with new components, her own handmade glass beads, resin, gemstones, and found objects to create one of a kind wearable art.
When not creating art, she can often be found with her nose in a book, playing euchre or spades, cooking up something delicious with fresh veggies from her garden, or spending time with her husband, three cats, and two rabbits.
