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Kathy Ottesen

Leslie — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:55:06 +0000

In her forties, while developing and managing products for the software industry, Kathy came to see that the life she had created didn’t reflect her values, her passion or even her interests. So she took a major plunge. She quit her job to start a special kind of dog training company, using positive reinforcement in her training of both dogs and their owners. Her company is called Gentle Persuasion. Today, Kathy is involved in nurturing confidence, creative problem solving, and non-violence. She has a life now that authentically reflects who she is. And she says she wears my jewelry because she feels like, “Hey, this is the real me!”

Portrait by Scott McDaniel

Mary Thorsby

Leslie — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:28:00 +0000

Mary Thorsby is a San Francisco-based freelance writer and project manager. She’s really very good at what she does, professionally. But her community work shines just as brightly. She is one of the co-founders of Chicks, Cheers & Charity, a fundraising group of friends who hold quarterly wine parties, donating all the proceeds to local charities.

These parties are a blast and raise a lot of money! They’re also an opportunity for Mary to show off her timeless sense of style. Does she wear jewelry? But of course. “What I love best about jewelry is that each piece has a special meaning – and it’s even more meaningful knowing the artist who created it. Every time I put on one of my many Leslie Lawton jewels, it’s as if I have a little bit of Leslie with me all day long.”

Portrait by Scott McDaniel

Douce Freitas

Leslie — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:28:01 +0000

Douce was a dear friend who was very supportive of my creativity and efforts in making jewelry. I’m sorry to say that she died in February of 2006. She was a true gem – kind, gracious, beautiful and in love with life. One of those women who could light up a room. She grew up in Chile and moved to France in her early twenties. She became a force for the arts and a major player in both Chilean and Parisian society.

Here’s a little anecdote that will bring Douce to life. We were walking into a huge outdoor antique fair together one day, and she turned to me, “You know, Leslie, my problem is that I love everything!” She will be sorely missed.

Portrait by Cathy Dalton

Artistry in Fashion

Leslie — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:44:45 +0000

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Betsy Brill

Leslie — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:20:01 +0000

Betsy Brill is showing up in her life as CEO and Director of the HandUp Congo Foundation, a non-profit founded with two friends who grew up in Congo. This organization is devoted to identifying and delivering tools, resources, and partnerships to enable Congolese villagers to rebuild their communities. Betsy has mastered multiple disciplines in journalism and communication — from daily photojournalism to business magazine writing and editing to publication design to marketing publications specialist. With her husband, photojournalist and professor Ken Kobré, she spent more than a year of travel and writing about microfinance approaches in Egypt, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. Among other articles resulting from the year’s journey, her five-part series on the topic for the San Francisco Examiner was a Pulitzer nominee and a runner-up in the Pen West awards for non-fiction. “The world is filled with problems,” she acknowledges, “but solutions fascinate me. Sharing those solutions – taught by women in other developing countries – is the most rewarding thing I’ve done in my life.” Betsy lives in San Francisco but spends part of the year in a small village in France when she is not working in Congo. As you might expect, she’s particularly fond of the ethnic influences in my jewelry.

Portrait by Scott McDaniel