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Some time back, I shared my excitement at creating these earrings, which have since become the inspiration for my Groovy Summer collection. There is a LOT that goes into making these, and I thought it might be fun to do a quick post with process photos. To start, I took a sheet of silver that… Continue reading How it’s made
I had a wonderful, productive weekend in my shop, and I look forward to sharing more of the beautiful outcomes with you this week. For me, Groovy Summer evokes the 1970s, including flowers and bright colors. The hollow form earrings with the orange flower at the center (which I posted a week or two ago)… Continue reading Groovy Summer – sneak peek!
After spending an afternoon experimenting with copper, I felt like I finally had the hang of etching enough to try sterling silver. Here are some of the lovely outcomes, which I can’t wait to incorporate into my jewelry!
Richard Salley offers a comprehensive online course on etching copper and silver - I recommend it! I bought it in the Fall of 2020, along with all the necessary materials. But my health deteriorated shortly after that, and I never got around to trying the techniques. I am working on a collection concept that has… Continue reading Etching experiments
Here are a few pictures from a neighborhood walk last weekend. I love the lush colors and textures. 💚❤️💕🧡💛🤍
It was a beautiful weekend, and such a pleasure to be in the shop! Among other things, I finished these hollow form earrings with silky ruby. It’s getting easier and faster to make the hollow forms, and I’m really enjoying incorporating them into my work.
Fabricating these earrings has been both an amazing learning experience and a major pain in my ass. 😂 😂 But after a bunch of false starts, I’m very happy with how they turned out. If my health continues to be stable, these earrings will be part of a new collection called Groovy Summer. I hope… Continue reading Success!
Here are a couple of hollow form necklaces I’ve been working on following my class last week. I learned a lot, made lots of small mistakes along the way - especially in the round one with (pink) tourmaline. But I am more confident with the basics of constructing these now, and I look forward to… Continue reading Hollow form necklaces
A few months ago I registered for a virtual seat in two classes at The Makery Arts as a way to get back out to the shop. About a month ago, I took the Language of Flowers class with Taylor Saleem, and this time it was a class on hollow forms with Francesca Watson. I've… Continue reading Hollow Forms
Peony season has (sadly) come to and end ...
I took a walk in the morning yesterday, and I thought the light was particularly beautiful.
I've had a couple of good weekends in a row, health-wise, and it's been a pleasure to be back out in the shop. Here is some of my latest work. These are not posted in the shop yet, but contact me if you're interested. The tourmaline at bottom right is not for sale.