Not everybody can do it, but Roberta and Talley Starbird seem to be doing a mighty job of building a mother-daughter jewelry design studio!
Roberta (the mom) and Talley (the daughter) design jewelry in their studio in Austin, Texas. They each have a unique style, each appealing in its own way. Roberta’s work is focused on ribbons of silver, coiling and springing into shape. And Talley’s work uses lots of riveting to create otherworldly designs that seem like they belong underwater, or in space, or in a steampunk exhibition!
“When I was little,” Talley says, “my mom and I would bond by taking crafting classes together.” Clearly, those times together have paid off!
After fifteen years working as a computer analyst for IBM, Roberta decided to focus on building her skills as a jeweler. ”I think I became a jeweler because I like jewelry so much,” Roberta says. ”I liked focusing my creative ideas on that medium.” After Talley graduated from college with a degree in math, she joined her mom in the business.
In her spare time, Talley loves to swing dance, and often travels to attend swing dance conferences. She also plays soccer, and has two kittens, Walnut and Nugget, as well as two guinea pigs named Ansel and Flower Pot.
Roberta reads mystery novels and often spends the evenings doing crossword puzzles with her husband. She has a corgi named Pip, “but Talley is hard at work trying to convince me to get another dog,” says Roberta.
Check out Roberta and Talley’s work at Turtle Love Co.
