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Accessories – Minneapolis

My Name is Claudia Colleran and I am a disabled Army veteran and a married mother with three grown daughters and a grown son. Additionally we have four grandchildren, two boys and two girls. I retired from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center in 2010 where I had worked in mental health. Over the past several years I taught myself various chain maille weaves. I was interested in this art as we have a very large Renaissance Festival close by every year and I love to see people dressed in period costume. I enjoy creating unique and unusual jewelry: but not just bracelets, necklaces and earrings; I also make headpieces, wallet chains, full size vests and bishop's collars. My favorite mediums are stainless steel and copper but I also use jeweler's brass, titanium and other metals.