5 things you should know about In-Tension Productions

I was so happy to have In-Tension Productions as a vendor at Movie in the Park this year. This mobile business features the really cool wire-wrapped crystal jewelry and abstract artwork of John Draper and Ken Jackson.

I asked John a few questions about what makes In-Tension so unique.

1. When did your business start?

It’s hard to pin down exactly when the business started, however, I began doing a lot of craft fairs in 2016 and became the most serious about it at the start of 2017.

2. What inspired you to start it?

I’ve had a fascination with rocks and crystals since I was little and then started making jewelry about five years ago. I got a lot of positive feedback from friends and family, and the hobby turned into a passion, and the passion turned into a business.

3. What do you love about selling your merchandise at community events?

I love seeing people’s eyes light up when they see my jewelry for the first time, and especially when they fall in love with a piece that they just have to take home. It also brings me great joy when I’m out and about or at an event and I see someone wearing something I’ve made. It’s the greatest feeling!

4. What’s unique about your business?

My business is unique because every piece I create is unique. Crystals are a lot like snowflakes—no two are alike. With each crystal I wrap, I increase my skill, and I’m always trying new techniques, which ensures that each piece is one of a kind.

5. Where can people track your whereabouts?

I’ve got an ever-growing collection on Etsy and you can see my newest posts and track my whereabouts on Facebook and Instagram.

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Jason Farris

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I grew up in Fresno. Relaxed in its calm breezes, listened with my dad to the crack of the bat at little league baseball games when I was a kid and now take my son to do the same at minor league games. I broadened my mind at its schools (I went to high school right here at San Joaquin Memorial, and to college at Fresno State!) I love that if I drive for two hours in one direction, I can be in the mountains. For two hours in another, luxuriating on a California beach. I can enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of San Francisco or Los Angeles, but still be able to come home to relaxation, calm, and quiet.

I love where I live, and I also love what I do. I'm lucky to be able to work in a profession in which I get to build relationships; one that has me meeting new people each and every day and helping them to build new lives in my beloved city. I'm lucky enough to work in a profession in which I can marry cutting-edge technologies and marketing techniques to good, old-fashioned, nose-to-the-grindstone work. I am lucky enough to work in a profession that allows me to work as an advocate for my clients; to use every tool at my disposal to get a job done well for them, and with as little stress and expense as possible.

I love my city. I love my job. One inspires my excellence for the other.

Fresno? I say FresYES

1. When did your business start?

2. What inspired you to start it?

3. What do you love about selling your merchandise at community events?

4. What’s unique about your business?

5. Where can people track your whereabouts?

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