Mary Beth Fazio has always worked with her hands, her great grandmother and mother giving her the tools to explore different crafts from a young age. With their encouragement, she taught herself bead looming, sewing, and wire work. She enjoys working with a variety of materials including metal, stained glass, and fabrics. Rougher materials and stones closest to their natural state are among her favorite materials from which to create new pieces.

Mary Beth was introduced to silversmithing by James Frape, from him learning to create from materials at hand and to keep the process organic.