Reserved for designers 18 years of age or younger, this category places no limitation on media used and requires only that the finished piece is wearable jewelry adornment and fabricated by the entrant.


Artist Statement: Camping, hiking, cross country, nature and traveling (my mother and I have traveled a lot) are my passions which strongly influence my designs. Read More

First Place
“Yellow Mergeurite”
Peyton Rogers
Fort Worth, TX, USA


Artist Statement: Both of my parents are craftspeople and I want them to see that I am actually working hard to learn and develop my skills and knowledge in jewelry-making. I am still in the learning stages of my jewelry life in high school and experimenting is vital.
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Second Place
“Blooming”
Ruby Santamaria Murillo
Fort Worth, TX, USA