Hand crafted limited edition and one-of-a-kind jewelry with an emphasis on wire wrapping. Materials used include precious metal clay, sterling silver and 14k gold filled findings, Bali & Thai Hill Tribe silver, precious & semi-precious gemstones, designer lampwork beads, crystals and various other specialty findings.
Please also visit my
Etsy Shop for more jewelry selections.
Ann Westby is a former paralegal who finally got to indulge her creative side after she got married & quit working to start a family. She's been making jewelry by hand since 2001. In 2006, she started Petals & Metals.
Ann grew up in the Netherlands and left there at 18 to go to school in Boston, Massachusetts where she got a degree in journalism, which she never did get around to using. From Boston, Ann moved to Houston, Texas, which was more of a culture shock than the first move. Now she can't imagine living anywhere else.
With a huge passion for jewelry, both the making and the wearing of it, Ann is constantly striving to improve and expand her skills. This is what's taken her from beading & wire work, her first love, into metalsmithing and precious metal clay.
Local to Houston and want to take a closer look? You can see Ann's jewelry in person at
Oolala in the Heights [833 Studewood, Houston, TX 77007 - (713) 862-9800]; or you can come by her studio at
Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street, 23, Houston, TX 77007 during Open Studios on the second Saturday of every month. Also click on Shows & Events in sidebar at right for a schedule of art shows & markets Ann participates in throughout the year.
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