If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life!

My name is Joe Jasinskas, and I've always been passionate about art and design.  In my youth, I had a small jewelry business and made simple wire work jewelry and polymer clay figurines for my classmates and friends.  As I progressed through school, and my art, I had an ever increasing interest in sculptural design, web design, drawing, and painting.

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I attended college for graphic design, and quickly realized it wasn't for me. The school I was attending was using dated techniques, and was far too simplistic to hold my attention.

 

From there, I progressed my career through my second obsession, technology.

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For the past 18 years, I have been working for a computer and electronics distributor. I'm currently a senior product manager in charge of a $100M portfolio selling in to major retailers like Best Buy and Staples.  It is a fast-paced, stressful, and far too often, thankless job. 

 

Over the years, I have become less and less interested in the cut-throat, corporate life. Work has driven me to bouts of depression and anxiety. I have an overwhelming need to get back to my roots in art and design.

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In November 2017, I made the leap and started Designed by Joe. Coming back to jewelry meant rebuilding skills and techniques I haven't used for over two decades. It also meant re-wiring my brain back toward creative thinking. I've immersed my self in thousands of YouTube videos, hundreds of books, and a handful of in-person workshops to learn whatever I can to progress my craft.

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I started with simple wire wrapped designs in copper, and have since progressed to more traditional goldsmithing in Argentium Silver. Every day, and every project is a new challenge and interesting learning experience.

 

What I love about this art more than anything is creating a custom piece of jewelry for a client, and seeing their eyes light up when they receive it.  It has been an absolute joy, and a breath of fresh air from my current career. This is what was missing from my life for far too long.

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I'm looking forward to continuing my journey down this new road. If all goes well, eventually, I'll make this my full-time career.