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~ about the designer ~
~ about the designer ~
Nancy Garneau, 73 years of age, has been designing one-of-a kind jewelry pieces for 40 years. With a master's degree in psychology, Nancy worked for years managing social service programs in Northern Virginia. She also taught nursery school, worked with emotionally disabled adolescents, and sold high-end clothing, Scandinavian furniture and (in suburban Washington, D.C. and the Florida Keys) commercial and residential real estate.
Nancy began designing unique jewelry while living with Paul, her life partner, in the Florida Keys. Paul had returned to social services after a decade in the corporate world, and together they saw a need for and built a private concierge service marketing local accommodations and charters over the rapidly evolving internet. When the country experienced a financial down-turn in 2008, the couple traded the sunshine and ocean of Florida for the sunshine and mountains of Nevada, Paul accepting a job helping people with brain injuries regain productive lives, and Nancy focusing all of her attention on her art.
After a decade in Las Vegas, the couple were called back to Florida for two years, but are now returned to Vegas where they plan to stay, Nancy focusing again on her designs in crystal and gemstone, and Paul twisting gold and silver wire for Nancy when he is not serving as a counselor for the Nevada bureau of vocational rehabilitation.
Nancy began designing unique jewelry while living with Paul, her life partner, in the Florida Keys. Paul had returned to social services after a decade in the corporate world, and together they saw a need for and built a private concierge service marketing local accommodations and charters over the rapidly evolving internet. When the country experienced a financial down-turn in 2008, the couple traded the sunshine and ocean of Florida for the sunshine and mountains of Nevada, Paul accepting a job helping people with brain injuries regain productive lives, and Nancy focusing all of her attention on her art.
After a decade in Las Vegas, the couple were called back to Florida for two years, but are now returned to Vegas where they plan to stay, Nancy focusing again on her designs in crystal and gemstone, and Paul twisting gold and silver wire for Nancy when he is not serving as a counselor for the Nevada bureau of vocational rehabilitation.