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Gallery 'N' Gifts featuring jewelry & pottery in 'Earths Whimsical Treasures'

First Friday in Downtown Tehachapi - 5 to 8 p.m., November 2, 2018

Gallery 'N' Gifts is featuring our jewelers and potters at our Nov. 2 First Friday.

Four of our fabulous Jewelers will be displaying their beautiful items that will make holiday giving very special.

Kelly Horton has been a member of our Gallery for 12 years and has been making jewelry for 22 years. She loves to come up with new designs to delight and surprise her customers. She is constantly taking classes infusing her jewelry with new and exciting looks.

Amanda Tomlinson has been making her wonderful jewelry since 2005. Her creativity shows in her varied styles, including her newest works of metal smithing, in which she uses gold, silver, copper and brass along with natural gemstones to delight us.

Karen Lewis, (Klew), is known around the world, having taught classes in polymer clay and jewelry making as a featured artist on a segment of Smithsonian Arttrain, a segment on the Learning Channel and many other classes near and far. Her lovely shop, The Spirited Bead here in Tehachapi, is a must stop for all those interested in bead and jewelry making.

Suzanna Young has been a silversmith for 25 years apprenticing under old friend and mentor Harold Rouse of Tehachapi.

Suzanna's gorgeous pieces often have native American influence and feature beautiful natural stones.

Marti Howell is a potter and oil painter extraordinaire. Her lovely pottery includes amazing bowls, crosses, plates and creations from her imagination.

Susan Roskens is a potter and maker of all things beautiful and fascinating. Her pottery, loved by all and collected by many, is the essence of whimsy. All who look at Susan's pieces smile!

Don't miss our First Friday Event on Nov. 2. from 5 to 8 p.m., which includes our Silent Auction benefitting our Scholarship and Art Supply fund for Tehachapi's youth.