MEET THE ARTIST


SHORT BIO

 

FRANCESCA LYNN FAUCETTE

ARTIST: A designer at heart, I’ve been creating jewelry since early 1999. I’m mostly self-taught, although I’ve taken workshops in almost all mediums. I’m not always as disciplined in my designs as I'd like, since I hardly ever work from a pattern or direction. I work intuitively, take inspiration and twist and turn it, bash and burn it until I get what I want. My work is bold, expressive, and filled with texture.

TEACHING: I also teach jewelry design and fabrication. This allows me to connect with kindred spirits, sharing positive energy and learning from every student. It feeds my spirit to see students emerge and develop as artists and designers.

I always encourage you to add your own personality and flair to the designs learned, developing your signature style and making the design yours alone.

I've taught in the Carolinas, at national bead shows, and for almost 2 decades in the Nashville area as Francesca Lynn. I've recently relocated back to the home of my heart, East Tennessee, and started Studio Navarri.

MEDIUMS TAUGHT: 
WIRE WRAPPING, METALSMITHING, SILVERSMITHING, LOST WAX CARVING & CASTING, GLASS FUSING, METAL CLAYS AND POLYMER CLAYS

 

EXTENSIVE BIO

 

BUSINESS OWNER

INSPIRATIONS - Artisan Jewelry Studio and Instructor - Spartanburg-Greenville, SC, 2002 – 2006
THE MANGO MOON - Artisan Jewelry Studio – Nashville, TN, Jan 2006-Dec 2006
FRANCESCA LYNN - Artisan Jewelry Studio and Instructor - Nashville, TN, Jan 2006 till 2014
MY SECRET HEART STUDIOS – Online Boutique, Nashville, TN 37214, 2014 – present
STUDIO NAVARRI - Online Boutique and Jewelry Workshops, 2024
 
ARTISTIC EDUCATION
Extensive Wire Wrapping Classes- Instructor: Carol Allen, Gatlinburg, TN
Wire Wrapping Classes - Instructor: Kathy Morris
Hand Coiled and Woven Jewelry Design - Online Tutorials - Eni Oken.com
Wire Wrapping - Online Tutorials and DVD – Preston Reuther
PMC – Fine Sterling Donuts & Cabochons – Instructor: Barbara McGuire, Atlanta, GA
PMC – Fine Silver Crosses – Instructor: Barbara McGuire, Atlanta, GA
Wire Wrapping Tutorials- Online Tutorials - Iza Malczyk, Warsaw Poland
Cold Connections – Instructor: Kim St. Jean, Expressive Impressions, Charlotte, NC
Silversmithing - Donelson Center, Donelson TN
Glass Cutting & Fusing, Rosehaven Studios, Nashville, TN
Lost Wax Carving & Lost Wax Casting, Silvera Jewelry Studio, Berkley, CA
 
SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTIC SKILLS:
Polymer Clay Techniques
Polymer Clay Wall Art and Embellished Pottery
Basic Jewelry Design
Hand Coiled and Woven Jewelry
 
GALLERIES, BEAD STUDIOS and GIFT SHOPS (Past and Present)
Portfolio Art Gallery – Columbia, SC – Judith Roberts (803) 256-5434
McCosh House – Black Mountain, NC – Brenda (828) 669-4550)
Backtracks Gallery – Black Mountain, NC Sherry Lowery (828) 669-3813
Off The Wall Gallery _ Waynesville, NC Marilyn Friedkin (828­) 452-3151
Horse Feathers – Campobello, NC – Jo Harrison (864) 457-3257
The Beaded Frog – Greenville, SC - Heidi Woody, Owner (864) 233-2323
Creative Hands Artisan Center–Lyman, SC - Lynn, Owner (864) 949-9144
Nestfeathers – Pickens, SC – Ellen - (864) 836-0065
The Beaded Bungalow – Nashville, TN -Phil Lovett (615) 298-5030
Mona’s Underground Salon, Nashville, TN - Lisa Grimes, Owner (615) 758-7385
Deja View Gallery – Waynesville, NC – Wilma Dozier Marrow, Owner (828) 452-9787
Busy Beads and Moore – Clarksville, TN – Sylvia Moore, Owner (931) 552-5545
My Garden of Beadin’ – Hendersonville, NC – Abbie Doyle, Owner (828) 698-0715
The Tennessee Art League – 808 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 736-5000
GALLERY 202 – Franklin, TN, Kelly Harwood, Owner
Harpeth Art Center, Pegram, TN – Sharon Ingram Owner
Gordonsville Jewish Community Center, Nashville, TN – Carrie Mills, Curator
 
MEDIA, PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS
Featured in April’s Issue of Penwomanship Magazine, 2005
2 Consecutive Annual presentations for WESCA Gem & Mineral Club, 2004 & 2005
Accepted for HGTV’s Show “That’s Clever” for polymer clay mask
Greenville News – Meet Four Artists that are “Clever”
Davidson AM – The Tennessean - The Mango Moon combines Tanning and Jewelry Sales
BEAD FEST – National Bead Shows and Workshops - 2007 – 2008 – 2009
 
 
TEACHING: CLASSES and JURIED WORKSHOPS (LOCAL AND NATIONAL)
  • The Beaded Frog – Greenville, SC – 2003 thru 2005 - Heidi Woody, Owner – (864) 233-2323
  • Panda’s Crossing – Greenville, SC – 2003 thru 2005 - Donna Shumate, Owner (864) 420-2811
  • Horse Feathers – Campobello, NC – 2003 thru 2005 Jo Harrison  (864) 457-32574
  • Backtracks Gallery – 2005 Black Mountain, NC Sherry Lowery (828) 669-3813
  • Creative Hands Artisan Center, 2005 – Lyman, SC -- Lynn, Owner (864) 949-9144
  • The Clay Studio - All Day Jewelry Workshops – 2005 -Yolanda Wardlaw (803) 603.6652
  • Michael’s Stores: Spartanburg & Greenville SC - 2003 thru 2005 -Chris Duncan, Event Co-Coordinator, (864) 574-8248
  • My Garden of Beadin’ – March 2007 till present - Hendersonville, NC – Abbie Doyle, Owner (828) 698-0715)
  • White Fox Bead Studio – Maryville, TN – Gale Deluca, Owner (865-980-0237)
  • Red Dog Beads – Nashville, TN – Dottie, Owner (615-870-0606)
  • Joann’s – Mt. Juliet, TN – Doris Campbell, Event Co-Coordinator
  • UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE- (Vanderbilt University) Adult Continuing Education Classes, Debra Alberts at 321-8019
  • BEAD FEST – Philadelphia, PA - August 2007
  • Variety Beads & Jewelry – Cookeville, TN – Mary Cornell, Owner (931) 372-2851
  • Findings, Beads and More, Crossville, TN - Rosalee Dixon, Owner (931) 484-0668
  • Beadlush - Charlotte, NC - Lydia Stern, Owner (704) 376-3331
  • Busy Beads and Moore - Sylvia Moore, Owner (931) 552=5545
  • BEAD FEST, Miami, FL – April, 2008 (Accepted)
  • BEAD FEST, Phoenix, AZ – May 2008 (Accepted)
  • BEAD FEST, Philadelphia, PA – Aug 2008
  • BEAD MERCANTILE SHOWS – Jodi Ervin, Event Coordinator (423) 639-7942
  • INTERGALACTIC BEAD SHOWS
 
DESIGN SERVICES
Designed Nest Rings for Judith Bright’s Jewelry Collection – www.judithbright.com 2007
 
BEAD SHOWS – ARTISAN BEADS
Intergalactic Beads 2006 – present
Down The Street Beads 2006 – present
Bead Mercantile Shows – 2008 – present
Beadfest Shows
 
JURIED ART SHOWS
Craftsman’s Classic – Gilmore Enterprises - Several Shows per year – South East Region
Art on Main – Hendersonville, NC
Garden Jubilee – Hendersonville, NC
Sourwood Festival - Black Mountain Arts and Crafts
Holiday Fair – Palmetto Exp – Greenville, SC
Art in the Park – Charlotte, NC
Matthews Alive – Matthews NC
Christmas in July – West Jefferson, NC
Art in the Park – Blowing Rock, NC
Webb School of Art - Bell Buckle, TN
Belle Meade Plantation
Atalaya – Pawley’s Island, SC
TACA – Centennial Park, Nashville, TN
               
GUILDS, ARTS and CRAFTS ORGANIZATIONS
TACA - Tennessee Association of Craft Artist
Tennessee Art League
National Polymer Clay Guild
Nashville Craft Mafia
Nashville Jewelry Junkies
ETSY – Nashville Street Team