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About Christina & Rick
Christina M. Lee is a Jewelry Design Artist who enjoys creating beautiful one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces out of all different elements: glass, wood, paper, gold, silver and clay. Her current jewelry designs available at the Gallery are in fused glass, handmade lampwork beads and PMC (precious metal clay). She incorporates semi-precious gems (Swarovski, unikite, howlite, coral, pearl) and precious metal (sterling silver and gold) with her handmade lampwork beads and fused glass focal pieces. Christina also creates fused glass items such as mezuzahs and sushi dish sets and has plans for more fused glass items coming in the near future. Her hand painted silk scarves are just the beginning of other textile arts to come, she has plans for hand painted silk neck ties and other silk clothing in the near future. Christina loves creating beautiful things for herself, and for other people to wear and enjoy. Purchase her work in person at the Gallery or from her website www.creationsbychristina.net. It has been a dream of Christina's to own her own art gallery for many, many years. That dream is finally becoming a reality. She also loves to teach art and enjoys teaching her grandchildren and their friends and is currently teaching classes in lampwork bead making and silk painting. Some of the upcoming classes will be fused glass, stained glass, slumped glass, bead stringing, and batik.
Rick Lee is a Luthier (musical instrument builder: Pronunciation: lu-th-r, French, from lute, one who makes stringed musical instruments). He enjoys working with exotic woods and crafting them into fine handmade musical instruments. "Turning Wood into Music." He currently makes acoustic and electric guitars, electric basses and ukuleles by special order. To learn more about his instruments go to www.leelutherie.com. Rick also makes hand painted electronic boutique Effects Devices for electric guitarists. Please contact Rick to learn what guitars and effects devices are currently available for viewing/playing at the Gallery. From time to time Rick gets in Christina's studio and plays with her kilns and creates fused glass pieces. His unique one-of-a-kind fused glass platters are available for purchase at the Gallery.
Rick and Christina have been married 35 years in June 2007. They have made Bradenton Florida their home since December of 1994, and totally love living in Florida. They have two grown, married children, and two wonderful children-in-law, who have given them six wonderful grandchildren who range from ages 11 to 15 years old.
Both are both scuba divers, (another reason they love living in Florida) and make regular trips to the Florida Keys and Caribbean for diving. Their son is also a diver and their two oldest grandchildren are junior divers. They are having a blast diving with their teenage grandchildren!!
The Lees have a strong faith in Jesus Christ and believe He is the One who has given them the talent to be creative. They are active members of The Family Church at Christian Retreat in Bradenton and are part of the church worship team. To learn more about The Family Church click here: www.christianretreat.org.
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Copyright: Lee Shore Gallery 2006, 2007. All Photographs on the website are property of Lee Shore Gallery, Christina M. Lee, Creations by Christina, Rick Lee, and/or Lee Lutherie and use of and/or reproduction of, is strictly prohibited without permission.
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