Rebecca Bashara and Scott MacDonald
Rebecca Bashara's jewelry springs from the melding of a naturalist and a natural born artist/metalsmith. Rebecca is the true rock hound. She personally hunts for and finds each stone that is used in her honest, graceful compositions. Her newest jewelry contains stones from the Puget Sound and the Columbia River Gorge.
Her talent was discovered early and Rebecca began selling her creations when she was just a teenager. She refined and honed her craft at the DesMoines Art Center on a Talented and Gifted Scholarship; the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gattlinburg, Tennessee; and at the Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Asheville, North Carolina. Later she earned a degree in Metalsmithing at the University of Kansas and received two scholarships while there. She spent half a year wandering in Hawaii “carrying her studio in a suitcase" while creating and selling jewelry made from ocean glass and other found objects. Ever since, Rebecca has made her living as a metalsmith and jewelrymaker. She continues to develop her skills through the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts and relevant workshops.
Rebecca resides and works with her husband Scott MacDonald and two children in rural Klickatat, Washington, surrounded by the wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
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