Who knew that perforated steel, which is used in a variety of construction and manufacturing applications, is also good for designing jewelry? I found this out earlier this year when I took a class on working with steel and gold. Since that time I have been experimenting with lots of ways to use this amazing material. these earrings were designed with expanded steel. Of … [Read more...]
A Tale of Four Metals
These 4 metals are my raw materials! (along with my gemstones of course). When I first began my jewelry designing journey, I worked exclusively with Copper and sterling silver. We were trained on copper since it's value was much less than silver, yet it reacts very similar to silver when heated or textured. I fused silver to copper as an experiment and fell in love with the … [Read more...]
Pendants Anyone?
Lately I spend my time creating new Pendants. Endless design ideas are floating around in my head. I adore bringing them all into reality. Keep in mind that each pendant is handmade and ONE OF A KIND. While there are a few designs that I keep in the line and create in multiples, they each are still individually hand wrought. each one has it's own unique marks that make it … [Read more...]
Featured Artist; ME
I have the honor of being chosen as one of the top 40 artists to watch this year. ArtsyShark selected my designs. How exciting is this?? The feature on their site is available here. Please comment there. I appreciate it. Here's a preview of the story. I love designing with gemstones and metals. Early in my training I worked in copper. Even though this was supposed to be a … [Read more...]
Almost Ready for Prime Time Jewelry
For the past several weeks I have been working on a new collection that features Steel and gold. This is a new process for me and I am still in the learning stages. Fusing 18 or 22k gold to steel creates a dramatic design and I am enamored with it. Every waking (and even some sleeping) moment is taken up with this new project. If I am not working on the pieces, I am imagining … [Read more...]
