Christine Johnson's new collection of jewelry includes the playful nature of stones as they are combined with found objects.  Christine has always loved walking the Oregon Coast in any weather. After collecting her treasures she brings them home and puts them into a large tumbler to give them a matte finish. The stones are then drilled with a diamond tip drill bit. 

The play then goes to the design stage and each piece of jewelry becomes a one of a kind piece. Each stone delivers a message, that nothing is too common, too ordinary or too simple to have a unique purpose. The stones, each significant in their own way, remind her of people and the process of life. Common lives, and common stones, with no apparent value until they are shaped into something beautiful by the Creator's hand.

Gayle is primarily a self taught artist, taking classes and workshops over the last 30 years, she has settled on oil painting. She has been a member of Sequoia for about 5 years, and paints in a studio in her home in Gaston. She  considers herself more of a gardener than a painter and is extremely proud of her  garden.  She paints when it rains,  gardens whenever the weather allows. Gayle is a Registered Nurse,  employed by Tuality Home Health. In addition to Sequoia, she has paintings at Romancing the Home in Gearhart, Ore.