Artist Bio

Tish McDermott comes from a family heritage of people whose lives were
rich in art, design, music, and crafting.
Creativity was essential to life and unconventional ideas were the norm.
Fashion was individualistic and non-conformist.
Early on she became aware that commercial jewelry was not readily
available to accessorize the fashion sense of a non-traditional
woman. The dynamics she envisioned in jewelry for women whose choices in
clothing aren’t found in a department store catalog
or typical shopping mall needed to be created. Show-stopping jewelry for
strong women who might fearlessly include combat
boots and mismatched socks, kilts, vintage finds deliberately layered
with mixtures of paisley, plaid and floral prints
into a bold ensemble was the idea. Daring women with eccentric wardrobes
needed jewelry that was equally compatible. Tish
understands these women’s needs.

Desiring to bring her own brand of artistic flair to the market place
became the driving motivation for her company Just a Tish Designs

When viewing the pieces, her philosophy is clearly recognized that
jewelry should be disarming if necessary, to captivate the soul.
Like a crowning touch, it should release the confident awareness of a
woman’s regal beauty from within and make the statement, I know who I
am.
Taking this philosophy to heart, she began making the jewelry, started
the business and the public has loved it ever since.

Tish's collection of jewelry pieces are carefully born from her love of
the medium, like a spiritual offering from the earth of
rich metals and minerals, whose vital properties strung together secure
us to sacred origins and lift us to consecrated heights.
Each piece in Just a Tish Designs, is constructed
from elements in their purest form and complimented with unique design.
Tish’s world view and inner experiences infuse her imaginative choices
in texture, color, composition and shape. The properties of each stone
are incorporated into a process of emotional expression, an
extension of subconscious perception and inspiration forged into the
final statement. Ultimately, to the owner, wearing her creations
allows for an opportunity to enhance both life and look with original
objet d’art. Let your soul be captivated.