“What matters in modern music is not the part you can write down, the words and the tune, but the rest - the texture, the atmosphere, the references and associations.”
Bar Necklace.
Handmade with Recycled sterling silver.
Stardust
“If you knew how important you are, you would fragment into a billion pieces and just be light.”
Stardust Necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Wonder
I cherish the sense of wonder I get when I make something with my hands. It can be as simple as drawing a circle or a line on paper, or sawing dancing stars from a thick sheet of silver. This fascination, is the gift I receive for giving my full attention to my craft.
Wonder Necklace.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver.
Treasure
When I was little, I found a rhinestone-covered button in my mother's sewing box. I removed the crystals with a knife, covered them in mud, and ran to my parents saying: I found diamonds in the river! They were surprised, but I was elated. In my mind, the fantasy had become true the instant I shared it.
Treasured Pendant.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.
Gathering
“In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.”
Gathering Necklace.
Handmade with Chrysocolla and recycled sterling silver.
Majestic
A friend sent me a link to an amazing documentary: A Murder of Crows (as in a group of them, not a killing), which opened my eyes to one of the planet’s most intelligent creatures. In it, researchers follow a group of crows throughout their lives to discover that they are wiser than we knew.
Among other traits, crows can recognize faces and warn each other of predators; they gather around their dead, possibly for mourning, but also to observe (and share) the cause of death and so avoid it in the future. They use tools to get food from hard to reach places, and sometimes even use tools to reach other tools which will access food. In cities, they steal wire clothes hangers from peoples balconies and use them to build intricate nests in trees or on electric posts (sometimes derailing trains and causing neighborhood blackouts).
This pendant is my ode to the wisdom and awesomeness of these magnificent birds.
Majestic Pendant.
Handmade with amethyst and recycled sterling silver.
Soar
Angela asked me to make her a pendant that depicted birds that particularly spoke to her (but not in a creepy dark way): ravens, crows and turkey vultures. Since she is an artist and a poet, she wrote: turkey vultures are actually the most magnificent birds to see flying high in the sky. They personify joy. They are not anything to write home about and they are not God’s gift to beauty, but their gift is a wide wing span and beautiful flight. And I suppose in our own way that is true for all of us.
She chose a golden green labradorite, which reminds me of the Kansas landscape where she lives, and I chose the stars, to connect her bird to the sky. We both agreed that her talisman resulted in a powerful symbol of flight, womanhood, and mysticism; all perfect for these times.
Angela’s Soaring Pendant.
Handmade with labradorite and recycled sterling silver.
Tiny
I was commissioned to make a tiny pendant with a blue gemstone.
Scarab Necklace.
Handmade with kyanite and recycled sterling silver.
Gift
It has taken me decades to appreciate myself and my gifts. I tried to be like others, to find my worth in their eyes, to be seen. Now I take the time to encourage myself in challenging situations, to celebrate my achievements, to rest when I am tired, and be gentle when I am afraid.
I’ve also tried to change careers every year, feeling that art was selfish and not helpful enough in this changing world. Now I see that making art has given me purpose, direction and immense joy. It is the place where my love for life finds expression.
Gift Necklace.
Handmade with green agate and recycled sterling silver.
Imagination
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.”
Imagination Necklace.
Handmade with chrysoprase and recycled sterling silver.
Companion
It comforts me to know that no matter what happens in my life: changes, cycles, lessons, gifts; I will be with me. I am my ally, my friend, my gentle companion.
Companion Necklace.
Handmade with lemon quartz and recycled sterling silver.
Origin
“Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved.”
Origin Necklace.
Handmade with silver obsidian and recycled sterling silver.
Rising Sun
“In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.”
Rising Sun Necklace.
Handmade with amber and recycled sterling silver.
Maria's Butterfly
A Butterfly for Maria.
Stillness
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.”
Stillness Pendant.
Handmade with labradorite and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.
Embrace
Maria’s commissioned silver and brass Embrace Necklace.
Moonlit Peacock
“For every poet it is always morning in the world; history a forgotten, insomniac night. The fate of poetry is to fall in love with the world in spite of history.”
Moonlit Peacock.
Handmade with recycled sterling silver and labradorite.
Tomorrow at 1 pm CT in my online shop.
Nine Suns
“Instead of feelin’ bad, be glad you’ve got somewhere to go
Instead of feelin’ sad, be happy you’re not all alone
Instead of feelin’ low, get high on everything that you love
Instead of wastin’ time, feel good ‘bout what you’re dreamin’ of.”
Nine Suns Pendant.
Recycled sterling silver, brass and crysocolla.
Tomorrow at 1 pm CT in my online shop.
Many Eyes
The many eyes of a peacock.
Peacock Pendant II
“Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.”
Peacock Pendant II.
Handmade with brass and recycled sterling silver.
Soon in my online shop.