Morgan Finke
Published: April 30, 2009

BELLEVUE, IA - In the spirit of the oncoming Mother’s Day celebration, mothers and daughters of Bellevue Iowa gathered to make unique jewelry with Silvia Engel.

The event was not limited to mothers and daughters however; Dave Eischeid and his granddaughter Camryn came to enjoy the art of jewelry.

“Well we both like art real well, and I’ve never made jewelry before,” Eischeid explained.

All you need is some Elmers glue, colorful glass, and some creativity to create a custom necklace. The artist teaching the workshop, Silvia Engel creates jewelry just like Camryn and Dave were.

“We did a workshop on fuse glass jewelry, and quite a few people came in, they made a pendant and it is a very easy technique but it’s always fun to make,” said Engel.

Eischeid believes that art like paintings, sculptures, and even jewelry is often overlooked.

“I think people just have to be aware that without artists there would be no history, because thats how history is studied is through their artwork,” said Eischeid.

Through workshops like these, it is possible that young artists like Camryn can carry on the history of art.

Morgan Finke can be reached at Morgan.Finke@loras.edu