About FreakyJewelry

Anne Baxter has been making stuff with beads for a long time. In a sense, it is in her DNA — her Irish ancestors were stonecutters — and she spent her early years breaking open rocks to see what was inside!

Anne earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union with absolutely no idea what to do with it. During the time she was supposed to be painting and drawing, she was prowling around Manhattan’s bead wholesalers’ district, where she persuaded several wholesalers to sell her a few beads under the table. She strung them on satin cord, and that was the first jewelry she made.

She was a member of the San Francisco Women Artists Gallery for several years, where she met many artisans who inspired her and helped her to refine her pieces. She is also a member of the American Craft Council and the Society of Arts and Crafts.

Today she is living in Albuquerque with her family, soaking up the sun and the great spiritual vibes from the mountains.