Judy Jaeger Works

Diamondback Designs

Judy is an Albuquerque jewelry designer. She developed an interest in travel & different cultures when she moved from place to place as an Army Brat & later with her husband.  She has lived in Europe three times & has visited countries in Europe, Asia, Africa & South America.  Judy’s artistic activities began when she worked as an artist for a US Army community service club in Germany.

 When she began to create jewelry in 1994, she was drawn to unusual & ethnic beads from other lands. These beads often have an interesting story to tell about the history of the region they are from & about the people who wear & use them.

Judy graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Biological Sciences.  Her area of interest is wildlife conservation & endangered species.

Judy’s work is shown under the name of Diamondback Designs.  Her jewelry is in a number of New Mexico art galleries & the gallery shops of the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer & Sackler Museums in Washington, DC.