User:Gasit/Jennifer briggs-jenkins

Born on January 19, 1973 in Akron Ohio. Raised by parents Mary and Robert Briggs. Designer and gemologist, Jennifer Briggs Jenkins of J. Briggs & Co., was drawn to jewelry as soon as she was old enough to string beads. When her father brought home her first set of jeweler’s hand tools at the age of ten, her passion was launched. Cranbrook Kingswood Schools was the beginning of Jennifer’s formal art education. After graduating from Cranbrook, she attended Indiana University earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in jewelry design and goldsmithing. She also travelled and studied in Florence, Italy, in 1994. After graduation, Jennifer worked for several jewelers and was employed in the diamond industry. Following her life long ambition, in 1997 JL Briggs Designs was incorporated. Her company name change to J. Briggs & Co. in 2008.