Jewels in fiber, a handmade collection of jewelry is best described as a blend of fiber techniques and jewelry technology. Although trained as a silversmith, Marion's love of fiber led her to the making of jewelry with thread and gemstones. She combines micro-macrame knotting, half-hitching, kumihimo braiding and cordmaking of silk and nylon thread, using as many as 500 knots per square inches. In some of her pieces, copper wire armatures serve as structural support for the thread, permitting semi-precious gemstones to be set.
Some of Marion’s pieces are one of a kind, labor of love involving many hours of design and execution. Others may have just five to ten knots, a zen statement, distilled to its essence like a haiku, yet still containing her signature.
Her pieces are conversation pieces that can rival pearls and diamonds at a fraction of the cost.