LionessElise

Elise Matthesen

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Announcement Every year I do three big sales:
- late May to early June is the post-WisCon (science fiction convention) sale
- August is my birthday month sale which gets pretty lively
- late December is end-of-year clearance.

Small sales may happen without warning, especially if I need to pay my music teachers or dentist or do some other useful thing.

(Music helps so much. It does good stuff from improving my lung capacity to giving me a place to express complicated musical feeeelings. Thank you for your purchases, which help me keep things together and rolling!)

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Last updated on Apr 5, 2024

Every year I do three big sales:
- late May to early June is the post-WisCon (science fiction convention) sale
- August is my birthday month sale which gets pretty lively
- late December is end-of-year clearance.

Small sales may happen without warning, especially if I need to pay my music teachers or dentist or do some other useful thing.

(Music helps so much. It does good stuff from improving my lung capacity to giving me a place to express complicated musical feeeelings. Thank you for your purchases, which help me keep things together and rolling!)

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engranon on Apr 23, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Elise's pendants are always gorgeous and this one is extra-special. I always get comments when I wear her items and now I have an excellent story to go with this one.

Stardust pendant - shooting star - meteorite dust (Campo del Cielo) in bottle sealed with wax from Neil Gaiman’s beehives - sterling silver

Stardust pendant - shooting star - meteorite dust (Campo del Cielo) in bottle sealed with wax from Neil Gaiman’s beehives - sterling silver
delia164 on Apr 22, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

I love them, thank you so much.

Winterfair assortment - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar

Winterfair assortment - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar
delia164 on Apr 22, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

They're beautiful, thank you so much!

Deluxe Winterfair trio - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar

Deluxe Winterfair trio - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar
Lauren on Apr 10, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

The colors in the focal glass bead look great in person!

An Offering of Autumn Leaves - pendant - Czech glass tree beads - Swarovski crystal marguerites - sterling silver

An Offering of Autumn Leaves - pendant - Czech glass tree beads - Swarovski crystal marguerites - sterling silver
Lauren on Apr 10, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

A beautiful stone, beautifully crafted!

Songs of Making and Unmaking - pendant - Czech glass flower - orbicular stone - sterling silver

Songs of Making and Unmaking - pendant - Czech glass flower - orbicular stone - sterling silver
Lauren on Apr 10, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

A beautiful and unique piece!

Radiance: Shapeshifter - pendant - stone - Czech glass - sterling silver

Radiance: Shapeshifter - pendant - stone - Czech glass - sterling silver
Susan H on Apr 7, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Extraordinary sparkle and exquisite craftsmanship. I hung this on a 20” sterling silver chain, and it received compliments all evening.

Rainbow Flame - pendant - sterling silver - Swarovski crystal

Rainbow Flame - pendant - sterling silver - Swarovski crystal
Lindsey Nicole Wiebe on Apr 2, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Beatiful and well-made. Even longer than expected - more value for the price!

Carrying It Forward - necklace - sterling silver - Czech glass - labradorite - plastic - stone / seed beads

Carrying It Forward - necklace - sterling silver - Czech glass - labradorite - plastic - stone / seed beads
Sharon on Mar 29, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

They’re beautiful. I love them.

To Rise - earrings - Czech glass - bees and trees - sterling silver

To Rise - earrings - Czech glass - bees and trees - sterling silver
storica on Mar 27, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

This is an absolutely gorgeous piece of jewelry, beautifully-made. It was well-packaged and arrived on time. I love it.

Space, Singing to the Poet - pendant - handmade sterling silver wirework - tektite - pen nib - indochinite

Space, Singing to the Poet - pendant - handmade sterling silver wirework - tektite - pen nib - indochinite

About LionessElise

Sales 4,065

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I make jewelry and shiny things that make people want to write.

Welcome! I'm Elise, also called Lioness, and making these one-of-a-kind shinies is what I do. It's also what got me a rather unusual World Fantasy Award nomination in 2009, and a Hugo award for Best Fan Artist in 2020. I love making art that inspires other people to make art, especially word-art. (That way there's more for me to read. Win!)

I make all the jewelry by hand. Mostly I describe myself as a metal-bender. I work with sterling silver or gold filled wire in a variety of gauges. The beads come to me from all over the world, and some of them have stories as well.

Whenever someone writes something sparked in some way by the shinies I make, it's such a delight and an honor. I hope that they inspire you, whether it's to write a poem or story or essay, to seek out something wonderful to read, to encourage creativity in others, or just to move through your day wearing something that makes you glad.

Oh. If you want a testimonial, I asked Neil Gaiman for one once, and he said, "Elise Matthesen is my favourite jewellery maker." So there ya go. (Thanks, Neil!)

(Some have wondered why it may take from three to five business days to ship. I'm a disabled artist. I have a good life, but sometimes I'm moving pretty slowly, depending on what this week's challenges are. There's a reason I have snail sculptures on the shelf here to look at for encouragement. I'll do the best I can; your understanding is appreciated.)

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* Hugo winner, Best Fan Artist 2020 * World Fantasy Award nominee 2009 * Maker of the Otherwise award tiara * Maker of Lois McMaster Bujold's awards necklace a.k.a. the Cetagandan Order of Merit * Bender of metal, assembler of words, singer of songs

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I Carry My Compass Inside Me - pendant - sterling silver wirework - black and red stone - bird charm

of patterns and currents - huge pendant or small wall hanging? - octopus crystal heart wirework thingy

Deluxe Winterfair trio - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar

To Walk the Waking Shore - earrings - Swarovski crystal - sterling silver - turquoise aqua Pacific green opal color

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My Hypervigilant Friend - double-sided pendant - labradorite - handmade sterling silver wirework - golden orange peach sun flash

Mapping the Routes Stitch By Stitch - necklace - Czech and other glass - sterling silver - plastic - red orange yellow black

Slightly Different Points of View - earrings - Czech glass - base metal book charms - sterling silver wires - bees!

Remember the Nightingale - earrings - Swarovski crystal - sterling silver - purple

Side Quests - earrings - key charms - Czech glass cat beads - black cats - sterling silver wires

Year's Best NonLinear Stories - earrings - agate - sterling silver wires - tiny books - purple

We Raise Our Cups to the Wheel of the Year - earrings - delicate colors of Swarovski crystal - sterling silver

Cats at the Pool of WIsdom - necklace - long long long necklace - Czech glass black cat beads - labradorite - thermal color change beads

Not Quite Feral - earrings - Swarovski crystal - sterling silver - red or something right next to it

Sky as Ink - earrings - pen nib charms - Czech and other glass - sterling silver wires - blue blue blue - over three inches long

What the Beach Knows About Me - necklace - abalone shell - Swarovski and other crystal - thermal color-change bead - sterling silver

Rising - earrings - Swarovski crystal - peachy pink

Fibonacci's Dream Diary - earrings - Czech glass - tiny book charms - sterling silver wires and beads - purple - nautilus - spiral

Happy Happy Garden Fae - earrings - resin - sterling silver - chatoyancy or adularescence? - super lightweight

The Circus of Shadow and Light - necklace - long - Czech and other glass - sterling silver - Swarovski faux pearls

Seeking Time Traveling Cats Who Type - earrings - Czech glass - blue cats - vintage typewriter charms - sterling silver wires

Tell Us More - earrings - glass cats - tiny book charms - sterling silver wire and beads

The Water Wants To Know - sterling silver - Swarovski crystal - emerald green with aurora borealis finish

Deluxe Winterfair trio - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar

Winterfair assortment - planet pendants - stone - sterling silver - Vorkosigan - Barrayarran - Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar

Like Coral But Vegan, Explained the Mermaid - earrings - Swarovski crystal - sterling silver - coral red

Those Who Trade With Merfolk - long linked necklace - sterling silver - Czech glass - Swarovski crystal - unakite - rhyolite - glass - etc

Future Keepers of the Beacons - earrings - glass - sterling silver

SpaceCat's Travel Guide: Shrine on Bast Prime - pendant - tektite - indochinite - cat bead - Czech glass - sterling silver

Glass Bead Games - limited edition anthology - Elizabeth Bear - Sarah Monette - Artists' Challenge - inspired by Lioness shinies

The Library and the Bees - necklace - sterling silver - Czech and other glass

of patterns and currents - huge pendant or small wall hanging? - octopus crystal heart wirework thingy

Mornings at the Edge of the World - earrings - Czech glass - glass flowers - sterling silver

Picnic in the Witch's Garden - earrings - Czech glass - glass flowers - honeycomb beads - sterling silver - lavender

Something Green To Believe In - earrings - tiny earrings with tiny Czech glass flower beads with other glass on sterling silver

Is There a Queen of Green? - earrings - sterling silver - Swarovski crystal - Czech glass

With Magic Aforethought - earrings - sterling silver - Swarovski crystal - fuchsia melon orange pink shiny

To Walk the Waking Shore - earrings - Swarovski crystal - sterling silver - turquoise aqua Pacific green opal color

The Pledge - earrings - Swarovski crystal - sterling silver - red red red vivid red

In the Pines In the Pines Black Branches Draw Lines - earrings - tiny book charms - dendritic agate - sterling silver wires

Swamp Q & A - earrings - sterling silver - rhyolite - Czech glass - green

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