About the Artist

I am a Madison, WI based Ukrainian-native artist. I enjoy creating jewelry using non standard materials! I have been traveling with my jewelry art work around Midwest Art Fairs for more than 15 years. I participated in Art fairs in Chicago IL area, Ann Arbor Art Fest in Michigan, Powderhorn Art Fest in Minneapolis and all around Wisconsin.

I started creating jewelry when I was a child. At 8 years old I took apart my mom's beaded necklace and made several necklaces. She had no idea what I did... and later my mom recognized parts of her necklace on my friends necklaces :-)

My first leather jewelry collection was created in 2009. Later I took some metalsmith classes in Madison Area Technical College and I started combining leather with sterling silver. I enjoy working across different (and sometimes non-standard) media. I also started working with sponge corals (which I picked up myself on the beaches in Florida).

I have worked in several different media (paintings, fiber, clay, mixed media). I also paint (www.art-by-tamara.com) and make needle felted paintings and sculptures (www.feltedanimals.com).

I am currently a member of Association of Wisconsin Artists (AWA) and Wisconsin Alliance of Artists & Craftspeople (WAAC)


SUPPORT UKRAINE: 100% of the proceeds from my 5×7 PRINTS sale at my www.art-by-tamara.com website will be donated to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine >>