The Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI invited Stevens Point silversmith, Joan North to exhibit her jewelry in its Stoned Invitational Exhibition, which opens on June 9th and closes on August 12th. Opening Gallery Gala: June 23 from 5 – 7pm. “Stoned” is meant to celebrate and recognize artists that feature natural mineral elements, or rather, stones in their artwork. North is showing a rainbow of stones in her rings, bracelets, and necklaces: jasper, kyanite, citrine, agate, sandstone, rhodochrosite, malachite, turquoise, sapphire, prehnite, amethyst, tourmaline, labradorite, aventurine and peridot. 

North is an actively exhibiting, award-winning silversmith whose works are shown at galleries and museums across the country, most recently in California, Florida Michigan and Pennsylvania. North has been operating Joan North Designs for 17 years in her Stevens Point studio. Find her online at:

 JoanNorthDesigns.com and facebook.com/JoanNorthDesigns