Art League

The Leisure World Art League has three art rooms—one for painting, one for pottery making and a lapidary shop for jewelry making. It was suggested that the group get a demonstrator for the ceramicists and lapidarists.

The demonstrator for the April 11 Art League meeting will be Lisette Thierry, an artist who has worked as a jewelry maker for over 30 years. She is a designer and jeweler who studied design, jewelry and metalsmithing at the California College of Arts and received her bachelor of fine arts from California State University Long Beach.

The timeless simplicity of her design, as well as her attention to detail, is evident in each of her pieces and can be attributed to her background in architectural studies. She creates and produces a line of jewelry for galleries and retail outlets and designs one-ofa- kind pieces on commission. She currently resides in Long Beach, but she’s no stranger to Seal Beach—she worked in a jewelry store across from a Seal Beach post office for years.

For as long as she can remember, Thierry has always worked with her hands. She made jewelry through high school and into college. Her initial major in college was architecture. During a drafting class, one of her fellow students asked if she would make a ring in silver. She learned to work in metal, made his ring, and changed majors, eventually specializing in metalsmithing and jewelry.

She is donating some lovely earrings that will be raffled off at the end of the show. Those who don’t work in metal are encouraged to attend, as they may find inspiration in her work.

The popular vote theme this month is “Animals.” Those who would like to submit their works for judging must submit them by 6:30 p.m.

Jewelry designer Lisette Thierry (l) and her recent work.