About

Hi I'm Jess! The owner and creator of Papillon Handcrafted. I'm trying my best to spread awareness through my love of adventure, creating things and telling stories.

It all started while I was studying glassmaking at Kent State University. I attended an introduction to jewelry/metals course in 2010. I wanted to immediately switch my major but I was only one semester away from getting my degree. The glass world consumed my creative side for quite a few years. I worked at the Corning Museum of Glass, Streets of Manhattan Studios in Cleveland and I was commissioned by locals in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. 

In the summer of 2015, I decided I needed a bit of a change. I became an assistant for a jewelry artist in Cleveland, Ohio. After that, I ended up working for Signet Jewelers. I eventually realized that I needed to be making jewelry on my own. After coming up with a plan and building my home studio, I quit my full-time job in September of 2018 to pursue my dream.

 I'm hoping to create change in our world. I want my jewelry creations inspire you to get outside or travel somewhere new, and of course to protect the earth and to wear something meaningful.

Papillon Handcrafted Established November 2018