LARK TITLES: Making Metal Jewelry, Creative Metal Crafts, The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry

HOMETOWN: Asheville, NC

IN THE BEGINNING: My grandmother gave me her old enameling kilns and enamels, so when I was nineteen, I took a class at the Penland School of Crafts on basic jewelry making and enameling.

INSPIRATION: Metal and tools!

KNOWN FOR: Funky & kinetic silver jewelry.

MORE INFO: www.joannagollberg.com

CURRENT OBSESSION: Gold and diamond rings and orange sapphires.

DAY JOB: Jeweler

STUDIO SOUNDTRACK: Willie Nelson, Scissor Sisters, Outkast.

OTHER PASSIONS: Cooking, gardening, eating, drinking beer, embroidery, and all things India.

PET PEEVE: Pinching. Pinching should be outlawed.

WORDS OF ADVICE: Keep working hard and practicing and trying out new techniques as much as possible.