Rollie & Rulinda Topping
We have been making and selling our wares at arts and crafts shows and festivals for over fifteen years.
About Rollie
Rollie Topping is a retired State Farm Insurance agent, originally from Waterloo, Iowa. In 1984 he moved from Waterloo to Phoenix, Arizona, rebuilding his business from scratch along the way. Like every memeber of the Topping Family, Rollie has always enjoyed working with his hands. Since 1987 he has been selling original oil paintings, custom frames, folk art, and other woodwork throughout the Southwest.
About Rulinda
As if she weren’t busy enough as a mother of four, Rulinda, as a long-time holder of a state insurance license, was crucial to the success of Rollie’s agency. Always creative, Rulinda has been knitting, crocheting, and sewing since she was little, and hasn’t shut off the sewing machine since she and Rollie began attending arts & crafts shows together over fifteen years ago!
Rollie and Rulinda’s works will be on display at the Flagstaff Festival in the Pines, July 29-31, 2005. They can be reached at their studio in Prescott Valley at (800) 338-0378, or on the web at www.homesteadartsandcrafts.com.
Janet Wight
What an amazing year this has been...My work has been worn by three soldiers who were shipped off to Kuwait...I’ve sent jewelry to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, France, and Bismarck, North Dakota! (who new?) I designed and created a pendant that was presented to a heart transplant recipient who climbs mountains...She received my piece at the top of the Matterhorn! I’ve made jewelry to commemorate birth, friendship, love, loss, hope, and much more....
I try to incorporate something positive into everything I make...Each piece is made from sterling silver or 18k gold, with a little copper here and there. All my work is hand built, one at a time, not mass produced. Consequently, no two pieces are exactly the same...I spend about half of my time making custom jewelry for people who want to incorporate words that are special to them into a piece of jewelry. I have met so many wonderful people...
Janet Wight’s work is on display this month at the Flagstaff Festival in the Pines, July 29-31, 2005. She can be reached at her studio in Phoenix at (602) 795-3299, or on the web at www.jewelryforthesoul.com.