Chi is a studio jeweler who lives and works in North Vancouver, she studied at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York City receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (Metal Major) in 1985. Chi design and creates jewelry with a contemporary look, through the simplicity of form and textures. Her jewelry reflects the integration of past and present cultures with a twist of East meets West. Chi grew up in an artistic family with her father as a classic Oriental watercolors on silk painter and a sister who indulged in contemporary fine art.

Artifact – n.i. an object made or modified by hand. Variation of artefact - latin phrase artefactum - something made with skill.

Artifact is the name of a series of designs that are handcrafted with polymer clay by Jim Traversy. Polymer clay is a versatile, coloured, low fire, synthetic modelling material that is very durable. Many people know it as Fimo® or Sculpey® the most popular brands of polymer clay.

I am Kurt Feschuk. My dad, Peter, is a retired industrial arts teacher who taught me to work with metal. Some of my earliest works were large steel cutouts of improbable lifeforms ( www.metalice.com/species ). These creatures seemed like their own species - captured in metal - frozen in time. We called them metal ice (read the fish). Over time, these metal ice species got smaller. On weekends, my dad and I began casting pewter species in his garage. These became the first pendants. I wore some and gave some to friends. That's how it all started...