Petite sterling silver Bald Eagle head necklace and earrings, crafted by Alaskan artist Melissa Langston Sanford. This lovely set of earrings, necklace and lapel pin are accompanied by a 5x7 framed watercolor painting of an eagle feather. Ornamentation for you and your home. 

About: Melissa Langston Sanford

Melissa Langston Sanford is an Alaskan artist whose main interests in life have been art, jewelry, adventure and a love for the "Great Outdoors." In 1971, she began two years of metalsmithing in college before getting side-tracked for ten years with adventure and unusual jobs. Breaking into art as a living can be difficult, so Melissa decided that as long as she had to work, she was going to pursue "adventure through employment."

This quest led her to jobs as a fire tower lookout, a gold panner, a carpenter's assistant, a musician, a taxi driver, a fish slimer, a sculpture studio assistant, a waffle packer, a house painter, and a teacher of art and music in Native villages in the Alaskan bush.

Melissa spent five years in the Alaskan bush on the Kuskokwim River, flying between Native villages as an itinerant art and music teacher. She lived in a cabin five miles outside of town and used a dog team in the winter and a boat in the summer for her daily commute to school.

Melissa's adventures and work experience have fueled her ideas for jewelry images and designs, but the recurring theme she finds in her work is reflecting the nature and wildlife she experiences. She feels there is a fine line between sculpture and jewelry, and often encompasses both in her designs.