Let The Sun Shine In
Have a piece of Handmade Parade history in your home!
$10/ticket enters you to win a piece of local, handmade history by Ali Givens, valued at $1200! All proceeds support the Hillsborough Arts Council and help ensure moments of magic like these in Hillsborough. Click here to learn more about the piece or click the button below to...
Winner will be announced Monday, June 27!

DONNA NOLEN-WEATHINGTON
Working with both artists and photographers from around the country, as well as using my own personal photographs, I use a laser-printer toner-transfer technique to create polymer clay pendants with their artwork. I also create custom, one-of-a-kind pendants for clients. In order to create these pendants, I first mix a custom blend of various polymer clays. I then transfer the image to the clay, baking the image, backing, border, and sealing coats in separate steps. Then I use four different grit levels of sanding and buffing to create a river-stone smooth finish for the pendant. Using a handmade bail, I attach the pendant to a necklace I have designed and created using different chains, glass beads and semi-precious stones to capture the colors, mood, and attitude of the original artwork. The end result is a traveling art gallery composed of one’s favorite pieces.
DONNA'S WEB SITE: http://orbitalsjewelry.com/