John Bigelow

For more than 30 years, John Bigelow has earned his living as an artist and craftsman selling his work not only in his own stores, but in shops and galleries from Maine to Florida. He says that one of the most difficult tasks is finding "special stones" to use in his sterling pieces. "A special stone is one that has a story to tell. We are all created unique individuals. I try to find that uniqueness, that story, in the stone and set it in a way that tells the story to others." Along with making jewelry, John also delights in makng unique metal sculptures which he calls Memory Trees. Currently, all he does takes second place to his full-time position as pastor of St. James Reformed Church.

Mt. Pleasant, NC