"Joan Babcock is a fiber artist, jewelry designer, teacher, and author who has been creating one-of-a-kind jewelry and fiber art since 1988. She is known for her unique style of blending cords, beads, and metal elements together, and specializes in the technique of ""Cavandoli"" or tapestry knotting. Her work has been featured in numerous fiber art and bead related books and magazines. She is the author of ""Micro-Macramé Jewelry: Tips and Techniques for Knotting with Beads"" and a DVD, ""Micro-Macramé & Cavandoli Knotting, Level One"". Joan lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband and business partner Jeff and companion cats Lily and Marley. You can see her jewelry and fiber art at www.joanbabcock.com"