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Timothy Grant

Friday, November 16, 2012

Timothy Grant's Jewelry Offers Custom Design in Lake Zurich

Award winning jeweler has life-long passion.

Everybody has to start somewhere and for Timothy Grant Jewelry's namesake, that beginning was a paper route. During the course of his delivery job, young Grant became friendly with a neighbor who made jewelry in his basement; something about the process was fascinating. “I always liked making things and building things and I've always been around a lot of arts,” he said. “The tools intrigued me and it looked fun, taking things and putting things together and designing things.” The fascination grew as Grant went off to college in Ohio. After his freshmen year, he switched to Gem City College in Quincy, IL to finish his degree and follow his passion. It would take some time before Grant wold make a living doing what he loved, however. “I …

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