This year has flown by. The heat of the summer had me hiding, again, as it does every year. Autumn’s cooler temperatures have me out and about exploring my beloved nature, my body feeling more comfortable and more “me”. The past two months have been busy with jewelry shows, creating,…
Winter is continuing its slow decline and spring is making itself known more and more with each passing day. From my second floor apartment patio, I can see an hear the birds starting their seasonal rituals. Their songs are getting more melodic, flights are a bit more showy, everything they’re…
In my current state of Gopher, I’m trying to slowly bring my brain and heart back in to a creative mode. It’s hard. In the current chaos that is my brain, I want to swirl and swim. But that starts to feel like circling the bowl and I’m not quite…
One year ago today this was my completed project. Water Goddess. Cultured stick pearls with flame patina’d copper.
Another piece completed during the Muffin Tin Challenge. This one, a simple talisman of the element Earth. When I started making jewelry all those years ago, one of the first stones I fell in love with was Botswana Agate. With its translucent bands and swirls of cream, browns, and peach…
I’m starting a new collection that I’m calling ‘Remnants and Relics’. Inspired by the leftover pieces of past projects, put together in my own rustic style. This entry is a Talisman inspires by the element of fire. Three stones, Sunstone, Harlequin Quartz, and Amber are combined to echo the warmth…
Now that my pieces for the Muffin Tin Challenge are finished, I’m going to share the stories behind them. Many of my pieces have various inspiration or stories behind them. Some start before the piece was made, some happen as the piece is being created. This one started a while…
