DEBBIE MATILSKY
* JEWELER
* Quality Beaded Jewelry
* email: dabandtj@bellsouth.net
* cell ph 352-246-3207
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS:
* CEDAR KEY-KEY HOLE GALLERY ART SHOW- 2ND PLACE 2007.
* LAKE MARY-HEATHROW-18TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, FIRST PLACE JEWELRY, 2004.
* STARKE FALL ART FESTIVAL, AWARD OF DISTINCTION, PURCHASE AWARD, 2004
* WILLISTON ART SHOW, THIRD PLACE, 2003.
* STARKE FALL ART FESTIVAL, AWARD OF DISTINCTION, 2003.
EXHIBITIONS:
* CEDAR KEY- KEY HOLE GALERY
* THORNEBROOK ART SHOW, GAINESVILLE, FL
* LAKE MARY-HEATHROW FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
* MARCO ISLAND ART SHOW
* NAPLES ART CRAFTERS, CAMBIER PARK
* NAPLES ART CRAFTERS, FLEISHMANN PARK
* STARKE FALL ART FESTIVAL
* WILLISTON ART FESTIVAL
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
* MARCO ISLAND ART LEAGUE
* NAPLES ART CRAFTERS ASSOCIATION
* GAINESVILLE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
INTERESTS:
ART, BEAD COLLECTING, BEADWORK, CRAFTS, CROCHETING, GARDENING, SEWING, AND WALKING.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WORKING WITH MY HANDS. I STARTED COLLECTING BEADS AT AN EARLY AGE. WHEN I HAD MY YOUNGEST
CHILD I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE TIME, TO DO THE CREATIVE WORK I HAD ALWAYS LONGED TO DO. THE MEDIUM I CHOSE WAS
JEWELRY, BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF BEADS I ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS. BEADS FASCINATE ME BECAUSE OF THEIR
DIFFERENT SHAPES, COLORS, AND TEXTURES. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO MAKE A PIECE THAT IS UNIQUELY HANDCRAFTED AND
AESTHETICALLY BEAUTIFUL.
I ALSO LOVE THE CHALLENGE OF COMMISSIONS, THE CHALLENGE OF BEING ABLE TO INTERPRET THE CLIENT’S WISHES AND
COMING UP WITH JUST THE RIGHT ONE-OF-A-KIND DESIGN.
DEBBIE MATILSKY: 352-246-3207
E-MAIL: dabandtj@bellsouth.net
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