Jessie Driscoll grew up in Woodstock, NY, and spent many childhood summers studying silversmithing at the Woodstock Guild.
Her creative pursuits included jewelry making, a craft her grandparents also practiced. From her parents, antique dealers, she learned about “trench art”—the transformation of found objects like bullet casings and coins into jewelry by soldiers and sailors.
While earning her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt, Jessie inherited a collection of coins from her paternal grandfather, who owned a pet store in the Bronx and would set aside silver coins whenever possible. It felt like fate. After graduating, she returned to Woodstock to focus on her passion. With her mother’s help in starting her business, she began participating in weekend craft shows and selling her jewelry online.
For over twenty years, Jessie has been hand carving her designs into silver coins and regularly introduces new designs each year.
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