It all Started When two siblings decided they wanted to start a business.

Back in 2004, Siblings Kristin & Eric Wornson decided to go into business, and the rest is a winding, still evolving, imperfect history.

SKIPPING LILIES

 I HAVE A LOVE OF WILD THINGS AND WILD PLACES, AND A DESIRE TO EXHIBIT THE BEAUTY THAT EXISTS THERE.  I MAKE JEWELRY USING PLANT MATERIAL I’VE COLLECTED AS MY PRIMARY DESIGN ELEMENT, AND GLASS AS THE OTHER COMPONENT.  EXPLORING JEWELRY AS 2-DIMENSIONAL, I FIND LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR DESIGN USING NOTHING BUT THE PLANTS I HAVE SCAVENGED.  I SEE PENDANTS AS TINY CANVASES – WITHIN WHICH I REPRESENT SPECTACULARLY INTRICATE LIVING THINGS - IN SIMPLE, BUT ELEGANT DESIGN.  THE DESIGNS PLAY OFF THE COLOR AND TEXTURE OF GLASS – MAINTAINING THE SUBTLE AND QUIET BEAUTY OF THE PLANTS AND FLOWERS I SHOWCASE.  MUCH OF WHAT I COLLECT IS HEADED FOR THE MOWER – TINY FLOWERS AND WEEDS THAT FOR MOST OF THEIR LIVES GO COMPLETELY UNNOTICED.  THESE SAME TRODDEN PLANTS TAKE ON A LIFE OF STAGGERING BEAUTY WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXAMINED.  I HOPE THEY ENCOURAGE A CLOSER LOOK.

SKIPPING LILIES STARTED AS A BROTHER/SISTER TEAM, RESULTING FROM SIMPLE INSPIRATION:  A CONVERGENCE OF EARLY STAINED-GLASS PROJECTS (MONITORED BY AN ENERGETIC NORWEGIAN GRANDFATHER), A PRIMAL FONDNESS FOR ARTISTIC PURSUITS AND NOSTALGIC JEWELRY, A BIOLOGY DEGREE (KRISTIN) THAT LED HER TO WORK IN SUCH PLACES AS ANTARCTICA & THE AMAZON RAINFOREST, & AN ENGINEERING DEGREE (ERIC) TO FINESSE IT TOGETHER. 

MY RENAISSANCE-MAN BROTHER LEFT IN 2012, TO PURSUE A FAMILY & CAREER IN ENGINEERING.  

SKIPPING LILIES OPERATES OUT OF A TINY STUDIO, THAT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE DAY BECOMES MY APARTMENT.