Sometimes you meet some one by chance and years later, you realize how stupefying that person really is, Daria Salus is such a person.  If there is a more focused, more prolific jewelry artist, I am not aware of her/m. 

Daria, unlike so many people, makes the pieces–and then, wait for it–SELLS THEM!  Not only that, she’s got a network of galleries that spans from the East Bay to Carmel Valley, and she is a fixture on the Art Festival scene.  I generally get at least one notice from her, every month, telling me where and when I can catch her at whatever the coolest Art Festival is, that month.

Oh, her work is fabulous.  I forgot to mention that.  I appreciate the fact that she has a fully functional website, allowing customers to shop her current pieces, purchase one if they so choose, and keep abreast of her upcoming shows and events.  When I grow up, I want to be more like Daria!