Tree of Life artist and silversmith Merianne Haug’s journey to jewelry making began as a wearer – a lifelong lover of sterling silver and natural materials such as sea glass, beach pebbles, stones and gems. And as a natural collector she has amassed jars and jars of sea glass over the years, since “before beach replenishment, when you could find glass.”
Separate from her Pilates studio Tree of Life in West Creek, Haug has a little shed in her backyard she initially set up to be a peaceful space…
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