Susan J Schneiderartwork & jewelry design
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      • #278 Labradorite, Rainbow Moonstone Necklace
      • #279 Spring green & Hematite Necklace
      • #280 Montana Blue, Hematite and Silver Necklace & Earrings
      • #281 Rootbeer Necklace & Earrings
      • #282 Art Deco Peach, Mint Green & Bronze Necklace
      • #283 Sea Green and Blue Necklace
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      • #286 Blue, Yellow and Pearl Necklace
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      • #288 Icy Blue & Crystal Medium Length Necklace & Earrings
      • #289 Tigereye Necklace
      • #291 Beach Necklace
      • #292 Serpentine and Bronze Necklace and Earrings
      • #294 Sunset Necklace
      • #295 Pink and Green David Christenson Bead Necklace
      • #297 Rose Quartz and Color Changing Swarovski Crystal Necklace
      • #299 Flourite Heart Necklace
      • #300 Green Serpentine and Peach Swarovski Crystal Necklace & Earrings
      • #301 Amethyst and Gold Swarovski Necklace
      • #302 Tigereye and Gold Swarovski Necklace
      • #303 Black, Blue and Orange Necklace
      • #304 Peach, Blue & Brown Necklace & Earrings # 2304
      • #305 Blue, turquoise and gold necklace and earrings
      • #306 Fuschia, Black & Silver Twist Necklace
      • #307 Pastels Necklace & Earrings
      • #308 Moss Agate & Rhodonite Necklace
      • #309 Rhodonite and Green Jasper Cube Necklace & Bracelet 4309
      • #310 Amethyst & Green Swarovski Necklace & Earrings
      • #311 Copper, Tigereye and Shell Wirewrapped Necklace
      • #312 "Fall Treasures" Copper, Serpentine, Red Agate Wirewrapped Necklace
      • #313 Golden Swarovski Leaf and Amethyst Wirewrapped Necklace
      • #314 Peridot and Amethyst Y-Necklace
      • #315 Blue and Green necklace
      • #316 Turquoise, orange brown necklace
      • #317 Moss Green Necklace
      • #318 Blue and Pink Necklace
      • #319 Black, Turquoise Necklace
      • #320 Fuchsia, Black & Silver Necklace
      • #322 Pink shade necklace
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      • Pink Long Necklace #116
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      • Aquamarine and Gunmetal Long Necklace & Earrings #106
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      • Moonstone, Blue & Bronze Long Necklace #111
      • Pastel Blue, Peach, Pink & Brown Long Necklace #112
      • Pink and Purple Long Necklace #113
      • Green, Blue, Purple & White Long Necklace #114
      • Multi-color & Black Long Necklace #115
      • #117 Long Burgandy & Rose Necklace
      • #118 Long Gold Twist Necklace
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Susan J. Schneider

Fine art and beadweaving
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I was also an avid reader and particularly liked reading books about science and nature, history and stories about adventures and exploration.  My room was crammed with books, rocks and art supplies.  I was a member of the Des Plaines, IL Gem and Mineral Society and loved making jewelry out of some of the stones that I found.  I taught myself how to make wire-work jewelry and used some of the stones I'd found in my creations.

In high school I took every art and science class that I could fit into my schedule.  One of my drawings was chosen as a National Finalist in the Scholastic Art and Photography Contest in New York
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I've been drawing and making things from before I can remember.  My father was a professional photographer, my mother takes some of the best wildlife pictures I've ever seen.  When I was young, my dad gave me a camera to play with that didn't work.  I would draw pictures of what I saw and couldn't wait to take "real" pictures.  No pen, pencil or piece of paper was safe at our house.

I spent a lot of time outdoors growing up, wondering at the shapes, colors and everything around me.  I'd collect crystals, fossils, plants, feathers, animal bones, odd rocks, and just about anything from outside (My room was an adventure).  I spent hours drawing things around me from the view at the lake to still-lifes in my room.  I had a microscope, and drew things I saw through that.

I got my first Instamatic when I was about 9 years old.  I went out and took pictures of my friends and family, animals, birds and scenery when we went on vacation.
      
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"Picture Frames and Milk Jug" 1979
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"Self Portrait in lamp" 1977
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"Old House Place" 1979
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"The Eagle's Transformation" 1979
After high school, I went to college and ended up with a BS in Accounting from Barat College, Lake Forest, IL.  I got my CPA license and did taxes for almost 30 years, had my own practice, but I couldn't stop thinking about art.  I would catch myself looking at how the light reflected off of something or the color of something and how I would paint it.  I spent my free time making jewelry and beadweaving.  With the variety and colors of beads available, my jewelry became like little paintings and sculptures that could be worn. 

In 2011, I closed my office and started painting the mural on the garage wall.  I wanted to do a Trompe l'oeil painting of the inside of an old barn.  I finished painting it in October 2012.  
I live next to Norfork Lake in Gamaliel, AR.  We are surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the Ozark Mountains.  The woods and the wildlife are always just outside our door and provide the inspiration for the scenes that I paint.  I want to share with others the beauty and history of this special place.
 
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