Meet Marilyn Cohen

I became a designer of jewelry after many gratifying years in the helping professions as a teacher, psychotherapist, family therapist and divorce mediator. During most of those years I also looked for and collected antique traditional textiles, mostly Asian and African.

As I searched for textiles, I also collected jewelry, beads and artifacts everywhere I went, falling in love with the many adornments worn by people of diverse cultures and customs. Everything I saw went into a large ever-expanding "file drawer" in my imagination. And, as it is said, "what goes in must come out."

What now "comes out" is a cornucopia, a profusion of ideas for making adornments for my friends, their friends and new friends. Most of these pieces are bead necklaces, each one unique, highly personal and having a special warmth. The women who wear them tell me that they get quite attached to their choices and that they are often noticed and complimented. I, of course, am thoroughly delighted with these results.

To me it seems like a magical sort of chemistry combining my sense of individual women and their styles along with my passion for the visually stunning.