- Sep 3, 2012
- 1 min
Dangles and Drops…
When I first had my ears pierces decades ago, I wore nothing but tiny little earrings that had posts. Petite textured earrings in the...
- Aug 29, 2012
- 1 min
You’ll be seeing more earrings…
A girl can’t have enough of them. They are the one piece of jewelry that I feel totally naked without. I can get by without a necklace,...
- Apr 6, 2012
- 1 min
With all the Springtime greenery popping up…
I just had to wear these earrings today! The green is the same as the leaf buds that are bursting open on the trees outside my studio...
- Mar 29, 2012
- 1 min
Ready for the kiln…
These bronze metal clay embellishments are almost ready to be fired. I’ve dried them thoroughly on a thin sponge in a hydrator. The...
- Feb 25, 2012
- 1 min
Earring storage..
There are a lot of earring trees available on the market. Most are mass-produced and made of steel or other metals, some are acrylic....
- Feb 10, 2012
- 1 min
Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry that you wear constantly?
I do and it’s this pair of earrings. I’m not quite sure why they appeal to me more than other earrings I’ve made. Perhaps it’s because...
- Oct 29, 2011
- 1 min
I like to use found objects in my work…
These mixed media earrings are such fun and they have a lot of movement! My “Billie Bass” earrings were made earlier this year when I...
- Aug 25, 2011
- 1 min
So many ideas…
and a multitude of materials to work with, and of course, never enough hours in a day to see a fraction of them come to fruition. That’s...
- Apr 16, 2011
- 1 min
So much to do…
and, of course, never enough time! With warm weather approaching everything in our prairie seems to be popping up at once. It’s that...
- Mar 8, 2011
- 1 min
Dreams…
are something I relish. For me, sleeping is like going to the movies! I never know what adventure I will awake from. Often the dream...
- Jan 24, 2011
- 1 min
Absolutely delightful!
That’s what this past weekend was. I didn’t step foot in my studio! In fact, I only left my boudoir to forage for food! Over Saturday...
- Jan 8, 2011
- 1 min
In the Past…
Some twenty years ago, I spent a good deal of time in the southwest, immersing myself in its art and culture, hiking the canyons, and...
- Jan 6, 2011
- 1 min
Recycling and Repurposing…
is something I do with jewelry when I’ve tired of a piece or have a better use for it. In this case I had a pair of metal clay earrings...
- Oct 31, 2010
- 1 min
Faux Bone and Metal Clay – Twice as Nice!
I really like bronze metal clay and Faux Bone™, and if these materials are used in the same piece, that’s double the pleasure as far as...
- Oct 29, 2010
- 1 min
Oh, Oh, Domino!
Anything with checker boards, dots, and/or stripes catches my eye. So when I was recently in an antique store and found a cache of...
- Oct 25, 2010
- 1 min
Bells of Sarna?
A very long time ago, when I was a little girl, there was a gift shop that my mother and I used to frequent. The shop, aptly named...
- Oct 21, 2010
- 1 min
Tear-Away Textured Earrings
The text on these earrings was imprinted with the tear-away texture sheets I made last week. Tear-away texture sheets can be used a...
- Oct 19, 2010
- 1 min
Fired Bronze Metal Clay – Always a Surprise!
Here is the result of my latest bronze metal clay firing. I haven’t quite figured out why, but often a pair of earrings placed side by...
- Oct 15, 2010
- 1 min
Making Polymer Clay and Moulding Compound Texture Sheets
I’m having so much fun! I’ve been making texture sheets like crazy and the great thing is that they can be used over and over again! A...
- Aug 13, 2010
- 1 min
French Text
I don’t quite know why I’m so enamoured with text, but I do like using it in my work – especially foreign language text. I think it’s...