At my work bench finishing up..
To continue where I left off a few weeks ago, I am posting the final stages of the making of the birch cuff. The finishing process included cutting holes for the stones, soldering bezels to the piece, riveting all the layers together and finally setting the tiger’s eye stones in place. The final piece has … Read more
At my work bench…
As part of my Kickstarter project a few months back I had sketched up some designs that I hoped would be part of my new line of jewelry. One of these designs was a bracelet inspired by the beautiful birch tree. The design itself has been updated and the piece has been in the works … Read more
Birch. Jewelry. Love.
I love birch trees! So naturally I’ve created a number of jewelry pieces which are inspired by their beautiful wrapping bark. Recently I had the privilege to work on a more intricate custom piece for a client. The design was to be based off of the birch tree and some of the techniques I used … Read more
In the U.P.!!!
In wilderness, searching for inspiration to create beautiful jewelry. I really could not ask for a better place to find inspiration to create new work. There is so much to see and explore that it has taken quite a bit of discipline to keep from wandering outside when there is work to be done. But … Read more
Art Fair & More
I have been slacking on updating my blog lately as I have been super busy creating pieces for this weekend’s event. So if you want a chance to check out my work in person, along with a bunch of other great art, music and food come visit the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange in Indianapolis. It is … Read more
Sketches
I have some more sketches to share for my Orchid Jewelry Line designs. My funding for the project is slowly climbing. If you would like to help, that would be awesome and much appreciated! You can simply follow This Link. These sketches are the early stage of my designing process. I imagine that they will … Read more
In the Studio
This week I found out that I made it into the INDIEana Handcraft Exchange which is coming up in Indianapolis on June 9th. Yeah, I am super excited! Also this week I have been developing sketches for The White Orchid Jewelry Line. I am not ready to show the final sketches, but below are some … Read more
The Blooming Orchid
I just finished up this Silver Orchid Ring this morning, and couldn’t be happier with it. I want to give a big thanks to my husband for the idea of making an orchid piece. Really not sure why we didn’t think of it earlier considering how excited I have been the past month over my … Read more
Salt & Pepper
Starting the new year I have decided to divide my time up better to allow me to work on bigger projects in addition to my jewelry. So with my desire to make unique functional objects I have started my next project. Here are the sketches I drew up first and then the first few steps … Read more
