LAUREN MARKLEY was born and raised in Kansas but has called Raleigh home for more than a decade. She has been making jewelry since the early 2000s and sells her work at craft shows and in galleries around the country. She has taught workshops Penland School of Craft and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and teaches metalsmithing classes at the Sertoma and Cary Arts Centers. Lauren is delighted to be a part of the Artspace community.