Victoria Pinderhughes is the owner and designer for Jewelz By Victoria, which creates one-of-a-kind hand-crafted jewelry that is wearable art. Each piece of jewelry is carefully thought out, organically made with a variety of metals, beads, or polymer clay, as well as many hand-crafted findings.

Her designs appeal to those who like jewelry that recalls memories of place or time, gravitate toward the unusual, or view jewelry as an essential element of dressing for the day’s activities. Victoria has studied metalsmithing and polymer clay at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT); 92nd Street Y Jewelry Program; Riverside Church Jewelry Program; Studio Jewelers, Ltd. - jewelry trade school; and David Benlolo. She has attended polymer clay retreats including Clayathon, Keystone Polymer Claycation, as well as Polymer Art Summit (PAS). Victoria has also completed classes with well-known Polymer Artists: Jana Roberts Benzon, Bonnie Bishoff, Dan Cormier, Valerie Hall, Loretta Lam and Lynn Yuhr. In addition, Victoria is a member of New York Polymer Clay Guild (NYPCG) and International Polymer Clay Association (IPCA).

Before becoming a jewelry maker/artist or discovering polymer clay, Victoria had a rewarding professional career as a licensed clinical Psychologist and continues to work with young children on a seasonal basis.