Michele deLong

At the age of nine, I began making silver jewelry with my mother in Pennsylvania.  In high school I majored in art and began selling my work.  I enrolled at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and recieved my basic art background.  I then studied at Tylor Art School, Temple University, Philadelphia under Stanley Lechtzin and Philadelphia College of Art with Olaf Skoogfars.  During that time I apprenticed with Naomi Davis in her studio.

I have shown my work at th American Craft Gallery in New York City, the Art Alliance in Philidelphia and various San Francisco and Seattle Galleries.  In 1993 I participated in a three person show with my son, Christopher Sutton, a photographer, and my mother, Jeanne deLong, an accomplished jeweler and weaver.

I am  inspired by nature and primitive art forms from around the world.  I take great pride in the fact that I design and create each piece of Jewelry by hand in my studio on Orcas Island.