After completing the Asheville Area Arts Council’s Creative Business Program, new local Silversmith has a successful debut at the Big Crafty Holiday Market and East West Pop Up Shop.

All in less than a year, Emma Zanetti, a local jeweler and silversmith, attended a two month metalsmithing intensive at Penland School of Craft in the spring, completed the Asheville Area Arts Council’s Creative Business Program this fall and had a successful debut at the Big Crafty Holiday market and the East West Pop Up Shop.

“I still can’t believe how much this community supports its local artists!” says Zanetti. “My experience at the Big Crafty and East West Pop Up Shop was truly incredible and I can’t wait to meet more local art enthusiasts at future shows.”

Emma currently lives and works in her studio in Weaverville, NC. Zanetti’s first line of jewelry and accessories are inspired by a childhood spent trekking through South Carolina low country. Her metalwork is a wearable collection of knots, ropes, and other nautical notables.

You can find Zanetti’s work on her website zanettiworkshop.com and at craft shows around the southeast.