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Artist’s Statement:

We merge fiber, beads, found objects, and wire into wearable accessories using symbols, colors, and textures which rouse emotion and spirituality for the wearer. We emphasize the nature and integrity of our materials; and we try to raise political, spiritual, and self awareness through our product lines.

We strive to effectively and independently provide financial support for our family and our business by and through our own creative processes. We strive to expose ourselves and our children to many different cultural and religious backgrounds through the process of attending, working, and promoting traditional and community celebrations. We strive to support and promote events and tourism throughout the tri-state region via our websites and our travels, and we strive to enhance the festival experience for attendees by creating a professional and thought provoking atmosphere through the presentation of our handcrafted products in our booth display.

David and Lisa joined forces in 2004. Much of their design work is collaborative, however they do independent work as well. The bulk of their current work showing includes one-of-a-kind artisan accessories for both men and women. All work displayed is handcrafted by the artists and carries a guarantee.

Both highly self motivated and self taught artisans, together they have over 28 years of experience as self-employed artists in the tri-state region with extensive hands-on project experience across multiple mediums including: fiber & textiles, jewelry, mosaic, glass, painting, sign-making, henna painting, hair art, graphic design, digital imaging & graphics, clay, wood, and drawing. In addition to showing at “Thursdays on First” in downtown Rochester, David and Lisa participate in over 40 events per year, including fine art fairs, music festivals, and family events throughout the region. (Edina Art Fair, Art at the Paine, Stillwater Fall Arts Festival, Prairie Dog Blues Festival, Bayfront Reggae Festival, Riverfest in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the Minneapolis Aquatennial)

The co-parents of 6, during the off season Dave and Lisa teach community education and do contract art work, and tend to their website projects. Both also work part-time for family based companies; David as a cook and Lisa as a driver. Both David and Lisa continue to implement exciting new concepts in design, display, and business approach.

What/Who is Ananke?

Ananke Designs is the name that we chose for our small yet growing retail art and jewelry business.  We enjoy things of wonderment and beauty, and find it difficult to resist them.

They are necessities as it seems.

Ananke is also a great goddess, she is Necessity; that which leads to what must be. Ananke is the kind of might which allows no resistance, and they say she was the mother of the fates.

Ananke is also the thirteenth moon of Jupiter.

• A strong internet presence.
• Attendance at art fairs and festivals.
• Client home theme parties and corporate events..
• Creative instruction through Community Education and youth programs throughout southern Minnesota.

  Lisa continues to strengthen her skills and learn new design techniques on a daily basis.  She uses only quality stringing materials and beads, as she takes pride in her work and has introduced a guarantee on her jewelry, so that you can take pride in owning a beautiful handcrafted piece of jewelry by Ananke Designs.
  

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David Hacker is a Milwaukee native.  He joined forces with Lisa in 2004, and together they are implementing exciting new concepts in design and business approach.  He has been making jewelry for fifteen years, and is a boldly creative designer who also guarantees his work.  He creates jewelry pieces and accessories for both men and women, and is greatly involved in our textile projects as well.  He has streamlined our display and our show set-up single handedly and on a shoe-string budget.  (The kind of budget where you actually have to use shoe strings, and old ones that you found around the house!)  He is an accomplished henna artist, and a fabulous co-instructor.  He is also a wonderful father, Lisa's best friend, and her "Partner in Time".

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