Chee-Me-No | Artist

This all started with my first jewelry class, the first time I lit that torch…. I was instantly drawn to the primitive feel of the flame and I was hooked.

A lot of hard work, a lot of long hours later, with the support of great friends and 2 very special men in my life, I started my company, Chee-me-no in 2004.(Chee-me-no being the phonetic spelling of my last name Cimino).

My designs are reflective of what my eye instinctually focuses on. The natural organic arrangement of lines, textures and colors. The vast life forms on coral reefs, up to a towering yet delicate tree canopy down to a thick forest bed and right back up to that bird soaring overhead. I present to you my interpretations of the beauty that surround us, that I’ve created into tangible pieces for all to enjoy.

Best of Baltimore - Best Local Jewelry Designer
City Paper, September 16, 2009
So organically structured, so delicately feminine with a strong, modern edge is Lisa Cimino's jewelry that there's honestly a piece from her collections for every woman you know. There are her 18-karat vermeil bird hoops for the street-smart girl and a oversized round silver ring with choice of colored enamel center for a boho friend. Her branch broaches are just right for the vintage wearer, moms deserve a gorgeous pair of pearl and silver cone earrings, and for a sister who's getting married, a thin tree hairstick. Cinimo's style is nature-based but not in a crystals-and-hemp way, and she doesn't shy away from the classically sexy image of the snake.

Examiner.com
Laura Milligan, April 2, 2009
It doesn't matter if you've never seen a real coral reef or bothered to explore the twisted beauty of tree roots. Jewelry designer Lisa Cimino -- of the line Chee-Me-No -- fashions delicate replicas of simple environmental treasures in the forms of necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets.

Urbanite Magazine
J. O., March ‘05
This winter, the American Craft Council (ACC) tapped Cimino for its exclusive mentor program, which teamed 10 promising newcomers with veteran artists. Cimino says being singled out by the ACC was the break she’s been working for and getting a spot at their annual February show was “an incredibly big deal.” The event, which juries its participants very carefully, attracts more than 3,000 wholesale buyers from around the country. “When I say American Craft Council,” says Cimino, “everyone says, ‘Wow.’”