Born and raised in Wisconsin, Vickie has lived a full and varied life. She was married for 34 years and has raised two wonderful sons. She has owned and run several restaurants and a video store with her family. She moved to Sedona, Arizona in 2000 where her husband passed after several years of living among the red rocks.

Vickie has created jewelry as a hobby for over ten years, making items of all kinds for friends and family throughout those years. Life just never seemed to allow her the time to fully pursue her love of making jewelry.

Vickie had been working at the Sedona Cancer Center for about four years when in

2005, she met Alan Smith when he brought his mother in for treatment. A wonderful

friendship developed over the next couple of years.

Early in 2007, Alan asked Vickie to marry him and she said yes! They were married in September in Sedona. With his encouragement, Vickie has now jumped in with all her spare time creating her unique one of a kind jewelry. Using only fine quality material, she designs and creates each piece to be unlike the usual things you see around most of the arts and crafts shows. Vickie’s work can be seen at all the shows and festivals that Alan produces around Arizona under the Running Bear Productions name.

Vickie’s work can also be seen during the summer months of June, July, August and September every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Art Barn in Pinetop, Arizona.

Come to the Art Barn or any of the shows and Festivals that she does and visit with her while she is creating something beautiful before your very eyes! You might even get her to make something special just for you!