Alice League

Alice League loves wire! She also likes people. Alice’s background is in administration and for 37 years her ‘day job’ focused on working with people. So making a piece of art to share with others brings out her creative side as well as much satisfaction. Individuals from many states are wearing one of her creations.

As a science museum director and a gift shop manager, I was looking for new jewelry items to reflect our museum’s mineral and fossil collection. Being a “winter time resident” of Estes Park, I had an opportunity to take a wire-wrapping class at the Art Center of Estes Park. Wire-wrapping cabochons and making bead earrings to sell in the gift shop sparked an interest in me. And since 1999 I have been designing a variety of mineral and fossil pendants, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Purchasing a unique piece of jewelry has been an excellent way for our museum visitors to extend their museum experience.

Alice uses 14/20 gold filled or sterling silver square wire for her pendant creations. She loves to attend rock and mineral shows to find unique mineral pieces to wrap. Depending on the size and shape of the cabochon, she never knows exactly how a piece will look until it is completed. The detail of the markings on each mineral or gem dictates the curve or bend of the wire. No two pieces are alike. And upon request Alice will make a piece to meet individual interests. She also makes simple earring, necklace and bracelet creations using beads made from many of the minerals found on display in the museum.

Alice lives in Estes Park with her husband, Larry during the winter months. They return to Dickinson, North Dakota from May through Labor Day to operate the Dakota Dinosaur Museum where her wire wrap and bead creations are for sale in the gift shop. Alice was selected as a guest artist in the “Art to Wear” show at the Madison & Main Gallery, Greeley CO in the fall of 2005. In addition to exhibiting at the Art Center of Estes Park in Estes Park CO, she continues as an artist at Madison & Main Gallery in Greeley.