True Jewelry Designs

Marlene True

Born in San Antonio

,

Texas,

M

arlene

i

s

currently pursuing her

MFA at East Carolina University

under the direction of Linda

Darty and Robert

Ebendorf.

S

he

earned her BFA at

Southern

Illinois

University Edwardsville

while studying with Paulette

Myers

.

True has worked with students from middle school

through adult,

teaching basic and advanced

metalsmithing in community and

university settings.

s

he continues

her

work as a studio artist,

showing

nation

a

lly

. True's

unique work can be found in

private

collections as well

as

m

any

publications

, including

500 Necklaces

and Pendants

, Lark Books, 2008

;

Fabulous Jewelry

from Found

Objects

, by Marthe Le

Van, Lark Books

2005 and

The

Fine Art of

The Tin Can,

Revised

Edition

, by Bobby

Hansson, Lark Books,

2004