Apr 16, 20221 min read
A Force of Nature...
Not just another pretty piece...I want to create jewelry that has a voice and this piece definitely speaks to me. It tells me stories of...
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Have I mentioned that…
I love tools! And after making jewelry for over thirty years, I still add to my collection! Over the past several years I’ve purchased...
Apr 4, 20221 min read
Back in the Day…
I used to do art fairs. That was twenty-five plus years ago. At a show in Baltimore, a customer asked if I could make a plain silver cuff...
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Going Somewhere?
I really like this pendant...it reminds me of a compass with its appendages pointing North, East, South, and West. It sports a large...
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Time To Destash...
I came across a box of beautiful cabochons while searching for something else in my studio. I remember purchasing them about twenty-five...
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Yum...
This gorgeous collection of gemstones arrived yesterday and I can't wait to use them in new works. Comprised of Hessonite, Citrine,...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Engery Times Three...
This tri-stone ring will come in handy when I need a mood elevator! Gemstones are believed to possess mystical powers and if that's true,...
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Reliquiae...
I have just finished creating this multi-object pendant. It suggests a piece that might be worn to a ritualistic ceremony. I view it as a...
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Works in Progress...
I've just darkened this ring and two pendants in a solution of liver of sulfur. The next steps will entail polishing the sterling silver...
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Have You Seen...
Antique hand carved Conus shell? Berber women of Mauritania (the country's name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania...