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…
Something else that is an important part of my life is my volunteer work at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center, aka WERC. I started there 6 years ago as an animal care volunteer, helping with injured and orphaned wildlife, and helping to take care of the permanent residents who…
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…
