My first attempt at metalsmithing! Cut by hand from 20-gauge copper and bronze sheets, the various pieces were then hand-forged, soldered and/or riveted together, and colored using various patinas.
Finished piece measures approximately 5.5″ x 3″ x .75″, and features a hand-made pinback for wear as a brooch.
Not for sale.
Another in my Roman Holidays series of bracelets, Ceres honors the Roman goddess of the harvest with autumn colors: ivory glass pearls, brecciated jasper and serpentine jade rounds, and Swarovski® crystal bicones in Peridot AB, Sunflower, and Hyacinth.
Another Mother’s Day gift! Pale blue/lavender and mint glass strands are loosely braided with a strand of silver 6/0 beads.
Pricing not yet available.
Features 11/0 Miyuki Delicas
Available: 3
It’s like wearing a rainbow on your ears! These festive earrings feature a riot of colors, including red, orange, yellow, lime, green, cyan, navy, purple, pink, and more. Part of the Cubic Routes series.
Available: 1
Blue and green cubes… for some reason, all I could think of was a cube-shaped planet Earth! Features millefiori cubes and 6/0 beads. First in the Cubic Routes series, but won’t be the last.
Available at Etsy!
Blue, green, and silver version of the green and copper set I made for my sister for her birthday. Features azurite-malachite stones.
Because the original copper set used Russian Jade, I now call this design “Krasivaya” (красивый), which is Russian for “beautiful”!
Available: various
Russian Jade, antique copper, and ivory glass pearls (both round and rice), combine for a lovely combination a Russian-speaker might call красивый, or “beautiful”!
Limited stock; pricing not yet available.
Christmas gift for my ten year-old niece. Although this piece is a one-of-a-kind, similar pieces could be made using the same techniques.
The necklace “chain” is made of 1/8″ ribbon, knotted to hold the ceramic and glass beads in place.
Just in time for the holidays! This bracelet alternates ivory glass pearls, red jasper rounds, dragon’s blood jasper rounds, and gold filigree rounds for a festive bracelet fit for any winter celebration!