Portrait of a Young Artist Photos Carolyn Wright
M
eet Coco Randolph: artist, jewelry designer, philanthropist and kidentrepreneur. At age eight, Coco began creating animal sculptures that earned a place in two gallery openings. A year later, on a cross-country drive with access to her iPod and videos banned, imagination met the open road and Coco turned to crafts, using materials that she’d gathered from her father’s studio. By Nashville, Coco’s
Bangles were born. These effortlessly cool leather-and-beadwork bracelets soon made their debut in New York when her mother, Hillary, featured them at a jewelry show — and they sold out. Handmade in New Mexico of greencertified metals, colorfast silks and leather, today Coco’s Bangles have 50 wholesale customers across the country, sell briskly here in town at Somers Gallery, and benefit the needy to boot as
part of Coco’s Causes, through which a percentage of her sales benefits the Heart and Soul Animal Sanctuary in Glorieta. Colorful and affordable, they’re perfect for all ages. Stay tuned for more of Coco’s designs — for a cause! Somers Jewelry 125 E Palace Street Suite 137 505.780.5611 www.somersjewelry.com
ABOVE L-R Kelsyn Graham, Hope Fowler, Hillary Randolph, Jeffrey Isaacs