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Introduction

Hey artists! I’m Gina and I’ve been wire wrapping for 12 years. I’m originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia but have been in Tulsa, OK for just over a year so still pretty new. My husband, 5 yo son & I moved here after living nearly 9 years on Hawaii island and I sold most of what I had there before we left so I am getting to start over fresh creating new pieces and building my inventory back up. I hope to start vending at markets soon and getting to know more artists locally.

I am looking forward to practicing some new techniques and pushing myself as an artist. I feel like I created some imaginary rules for myself that have held me back a bit and made it harder to build up a body of work (thinking every piece has to be totally unique vs being able to create repeatable designs that are still unique but share the same construction). I also loved the idea of learning in community.

It’s so hard to pick a favorite piece but this one is probably my biggest and most complex, I started in Hawaii and finished it last year so took about 2 years from concept to finish! It was a gift for my husband and I know he wears it with pride 🥹

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Introduction