1828 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Fairfax CA 94930 415.747.8696

Jo Adell is a fourth generation artisan who spent her childhood following her mother to crafts shows and jewelry shows. She began her career in needlework in 1970, embroidering to pass the time in her mother's booth. As the great-granddaughter of a blacksmith and an embroiderer, granddaughter of a milliner, and daughter of the famous Carrie Adell, it comes as no surprise that she too has found her living in the arts.

Jo brings a lifetime of artistic experience to her business, knot-working, which offers her own line of designer jewelry, a pearl and bead stringing service, a line of notecards featuring images of her award winning embroideries, her ever-popular Wishing Bells and Gemstone Wind Chimes, and the administration of Carried Away, her late mother's collection of one-of-a- kind "Touchstone" beads and jewelry.

Since 1998 Jo has been stringing pearls and beads for some of the finest jewelry designers in the country. Primarily a fiber artist, the art of working with silk and needle came naturally to her hands. Jo's jewelry collection Odile reflects her love of combining color and texture with a versatile palette of pearl and gemstone combinations. She is happy to experiment with custom color combination or design collaboration. The inspiration for Wishing Bells was born of a period of healing from a string of personal losses, which culminated with her mother's death and 9/11 occurring within weeks of each other. Jo continues limited production of her mother's beloved Touchstones, recycling Carrie's art and vision, an ongoing design collaboration, which began the day Carrie sent her a clasp & told her to "have fun with it".