- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
I Love It!
My “Peace Dove” bead-embroidered brooch is finished and I’m so pleased with it! The brooch measures 3″ x 3.5″…far less than the enormous...
- Jun 4, 2019
- 1 min
Playtime!
Do you feel like a kid when playing with color and texture? I do! I think back to kindergarten and that first day I dipped my fingers...
- Jun 21, 2015
- 1 min
Happy Accidents…
Amazing what you can do with things that didn’t quite turn out as planned. I hadn’t used my hydraulic press in some time and I forgot how...
- Apr 26, 2014
- 1 min
My first foray into geometrically beaded cone exploration is…
Finished! Kate McKinnon ‘s recent posts challenging beaders to attempt working with Cone shapes from CGB Volume 1 lit the...
- Apr 11, 2014
- 1 min
Almost…
I should have had this third floral brooch finished by now but life, as usual, has a habit of getting in the way and just when I think I...
- Jul 13, 2012
- 1 min
Another piece for my Brio trunk show…
My previous series of fibulae (functional brooches used to adorn and fasten clothing) were well received at Brio Gallery so I’m making...
- May 7, 2012
- 1 min
Another epoxy resin clay piece…
I’ve titled this mixed media brooch “Faux Fossil”. I’ve sawed a cutout on the backside of the brooch to expose a peek at the texture and...
- Apr 19, 2012
- 1 min
Working with Epoxy Resin Clay…
It’s something I should have done two years ago…that’s how long ago I bought this tube. Like many purchases I make at the Bead and...
- Dec 1, 2011
- 1 min
Another Fibula!
This is another brooch from my “Antiquities” collection. A tortoise carved in bone is the focal object of the piece. It is accompanied...
- Jun 2, 2010
- 1 min
Expression Through Art Jewelry
An article about Madeleine Albright’s pins and how they are used to communicate thoughts and emotions reminded me of a pin that I have...
- May 22, 2010
- 1 min
Shoot for the Moon!
This sterling silver brooch dates back to 1995 when I was heavily into creating hollow forms from sheet metal with help from my trusty...