Nirado

Nirado Sloan creates custom jewelry related to the healing power of the Earth. Her pieces invite the wearer to experience different natural gemstones' symbolism, energy, and potential healing properties. The past couple of years she's become very passionate about Titanium and have been mesmerized with the technique of painting on the metal using the heat and flame from the torch to create the color. Though she continues to make gemstone jewelry as she loves doing that, she's also been focused on flame painting Titanium as well.

Nirado began with beading 20 years ago, soon to move to wire wrapping. Aprox 10 years ago she made the full commitment to silversmithing. Eventually other metals also came into play; copper, brass, and currently Titanium. She has been teaching at Haywood Community College in their con ed program for 5 years. She is self taught with a few classes thrown in over the years.