Jewelry
Mountain Living Studio represents some of the most talented jewelry makers in the Pikes Peak Region. Our collection spans a large variety of motifs, so it is easy to find something to match your style.
Ronee Del Bianco
For over ten years Ronee has been designing and creating gemstone jewelry for women who appreciate superior quality. By cultivating long standing relationships with her suppliers, she is able to offer her customers value and selection in an affordable price range.
Her inspiration stems from the thousands of strands covering her studio walls and the women who collect and wear her jewelry.
She embraces classic elegance infused with color and movement. She does not choose to mass produce anything, and derives great pleasure from grading and sorting every stone or pearl and using it to best advantage. Whether she is constructing a signature piece or a simple pair of earrings, she pays the same meticulous attention to detail. She loves her work, and we hope it shows!
Her inspiration stems from the thousands of strands covering her studio walls and the women who collect and wear her jewelry.
She embraces classic elegance infused with color and movement. She does not choose to mass produce anything, and derives great pleasure from grading and sorting every stone or pearl and using it to best advantage. Whether she is constructing a signature piece or a simple pair of earrings, she pays the same meticulous attention to detail. She loves her work, and we hope it shows!
Efrat Dalton
Efrat Dalton is a self-taught artist who has loved to draw and paint since childhood.
Through the years, she developed her own style and technique using a variety of media including graphic art, glass and jewelry design.
Most of her work is hand-crafted one-of-a-kind originals or limited editions.
Using mixed media, glass and vintage materials enables her to express herself in a variety of styles.
The love for glass,color and metal started with soldered glass jewelry that blossomed into fused glass jewelry that is embellished with unique metal work that reflect her love of flowers and nature.
Her passion for graphic designs and vintage images inspired her to create her large collection of funny and unique greeting cards.
Her goal is to design a piece of jewelry or card that are unique and brings pleasure to those that purchase them. 
Tonya Norton
Tonya Norton specializes in chainmaill jewelry using aluminum and copper jump-rings. She incorporates swarovski crystals in her earrings and bracelets along with fun colors and aluminum scales. Her chainmail frequently uses byzantine and helm chain techniques along with her own styles, including her shaggy loop earrings.
Barry Ryan
Barry Ryan specializes in fused and dichroic glass pendants, earrings and bracelets. His wife assits him with styles and patterns to add femininity to the jewelry. Barry experiments with different applications of the dichroic by varying solid and clear layers of glass. 
Jody Sawdo
Jody Sawdo resides in Gunnison, Colorado and has lived there for many years. Jody enjoys making silver jewelry, but also likes to mix in other metals such as brass and copper in its many forms.In his pieces he loves to work with fossils, stone cabochons, gemstones, seashells, pearls, horn ivory, and anything which is unique. He also works with copper and bronze metal clay to add to the creative process.
Veronica Willingham
Veronica is a Colorado based jewelry Design Company founded in the spring of 2001. Today, designer and owner Veronica Willingham has chosen to express herself through the artisanship of designing and creating jewelry. The company still remains a family run operation through which the passion for harmony in jewelry continues. Veronica's art is developed by an ever changing desire to find the fine line between fashion forwardness and graciousness in design. While ever hoping to convey the power jewelry has to express the many human values including, strength, love, and faith. While at the same time emphasizing the wearability of the art Veronica designs, she opts for subtlety over showiness, pursuing an aesthetic of simple beauty. Veronica Willingham Jewelry aesthetic is transmitted through the natural beauty of the materials used. Abundant precious (Rubies, Multi-Color Sapphires, Emeralds) rare (Kyanite, Andalusite, Prasiolite) and semi-precious (Turquoise, Lapis, Rutilated Quartz) stones (to name a few), all original designs are created by carving in wax or fabricating in metal. Cast in silver and gold, the pieces seek strength in both simplicity and substance.
Shelly Stark
Shelly Stark is a self-taught artist who creates intricate and diverse necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. She incorporates a variety of quality cut stones as well as pearls, crystals, charms, and leather in her jewelry. Her style varies from chunky turquoise necklaces, to dainty beaded bracelets, to simple earrings with sparkle. 
Carolyn Musick
Carolyn Musick finds inspiration for her jewelry from the story of the tree of life. She incorporates wire wrapping and stones into her tree necklaces and bracelets, and also creates delicate paintings on shells. The Story of the Tree of Life: For all the people of the earth, the Creator has planted a Sacred Tree under which they may gather, and there find healing, power, wisdom, and security. The roots of this tree spread deep into the body of Mother Earth. Its branches reach upward like hands praying to Father Sky. The fruits of this tree are the good things the Creator has given to the people: Teachings that show the path to love, compassion, generosity, patience, wisdom, justice, courage, respect, humility... and many other wonderful gifts.
Megan Bassett
A statement from the artist: I really like to make things... When I was little, besides sledding, skating, and skiing, I would spend the cold Wisconsin Winters painting ceramic statues. I was a perfectionist at it. Every paint line had to be straight. From then on I dabbled in everything creative. I made friendships pins (remember those!)... I painted... I tried to sew... I used colored pencils... I cooked... I made stationary... In College, at the University of Minnesota, I wanted to pursue a career that I loved. I tried photography, film studies, and journalism. I thought about interior design. In 1996 I became a ski bum. I packed my bags, bought a YACIMA Bike and Ski rack and move to Colorado. I fell in love with Ski life. That was it, my new degree, Recreation and Leisure Studies. A year later I graduated with a degree and started "grown up life". But I still had a desire to create.
Fast Forward 10 years...
In Italy while working the Olympic Winter Games, I fell in love with Murano glass. After the Games, my husband and I toured the Italian countryside. I purchased glass and jewelry from every city we visited. Absolutely a trip to remember. While back at home I learned that my friend's sister makes glass. She took me to Bella Studio where I signed up for several classes. I loved the class... Loved the medium... Loved the glass... I love the freedom to create... Today, I live in Colorado Springs with my husband Alan and our son Cortland. I stay busy raising a family, and designing my glass jewelry at my studio in Colorado Springs. 
Kathleen Reed
Born in southern Virginia, Kathleen Reed has been exploring various art mediums almost her entire life. Coming from a family of artists and skilled tradesmen, she chose dimensional art, specifically jewelery, as her favorite medium. She has taught at the prestigious Methodist University in North Carolina and at Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her education spans well over a decade in fiber arts and jewelry design. She has hosted numerous art outreach programs in support of the U.S Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 2008 she was invited to the Pentagon to teach the children of the Pentagon employees the joys of art. Her designs have been featured in numerous shows on the east coast. Some of her jewelry creations are on display throughout Colorado Springs, as well as Virginia Beach and Williamsburg Virginia. Currently, her jewelry creations can be found in downtown Colorado Springs at Cottonwood Galleries, in Manitou Springs at Mountain Living Gallery, and in Penrose at Aldal's Boot and Saddlery. Her jewelry has been featured in three statewide advertising campaigns for the arts. Kathleen's current passion is the Steampunk genre. Her wearable art designs incorporate found objects and mixed metals, resulting in a vintage-inspired contemporary style for the modern woman. Created for art enthusiasts and jewelry lovers alike, Kathleen Reed's bijous are one of a kind inventions found no where else. No two pieces are ever created alike.