Left: a pair of earrings with large round ovals, small round green gems, and a metal line running through the middle. Right: a necklace with overlapping brown oval shapes and a small light yellow gem

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.

A necklace with overlapping brown oval shapes and a small light yellow gem
A brooch made of neutral colored geometric shapes and lines
earring studs: stacked geometric silver shapes with two rounded green gems on top
a pair of earrings with large round ovals, small round green gems, and a metal line running through the middle.