Dixie Stanton

born Eyota, Minnesota; died Mercer Island, Washington, 2022

BiographyDixie Stanton was a Northwest-based studio jeweler for over 40 years, working on commissions and for galleries in the Northwest and throughout the country. For 31 years she participated in the Pacific Northwest Art and Crafts Fair at the Bellevue Art Museum, exhibited in Northwest Designer Craftsmen exhibits, and at invitationals and exhibitions in the Northwest and beyond. She also won numerous awards for her work.

She was a member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, Seattle Metals Guild and Northwest Designer Craftsmen last showing with NWDC in the 50th Anniversary show, Glancing Forward Looking Back Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50. Her style was contemporary, using silver and gold, sometimes combined with rare trading beads from around the world or semi-precious stones, in necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins.

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