DIGHTON DESIGN

After studying at Rhode Island School of Design, for 15 years I created advertising design layouts and package designs for local businesses. Longing to have a desire to develop a craft beyond the computer screen and print, I came to Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt). With a love of nature, color and form, and learning that jewelry crosses cultures and historical timelines, is portable and can create conversations - I was hooked! I learned to create small, wearable art! My studies in Greece and Cuba offered an opportunity to exhibit my work inspired from those trips. After graduation from MassArt in 2021, I renovated a home on Cape Cod and set up my jewelry fabrication studio. I live full time, with my husband, in the North End of Boston where I continue perfecting my graphic design skills... The sentimental value of jewelry is what draws me to it. This compact punch of meaning into a small object is what attracts me to creating jewelry. Memories, history, feelings, and..