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Last updated on Fri, 16 May 2008

My Heart with Wings
My Heart with Wings

I made this heart and the wings about 6 months ago. I have been going through my old jewelry journals in which I sketch all my designs and ideas and notes that come to mind. Sometimes I color render the...

Creative Insomnia
Creative Insomnia

I awoke this morning at 4:02 am and instantly began thinking creatively. I couldn't go back to sleep but the ideas were flowing like molasses in the summertime. After about 40 min of my mind just racing with ideas I...

Belle Amoire May/June 2008
Belle Amoire May/June 2008

This is my article in Belle Amoire this month. I am anxious to read it and see it.

Branch in a Bottle
Branch in a Bottle

I made this bottle last week in my studio. I have decided to just use a nice silver chain with it, which I don't have in my supplies. I got the idea from a store on Etsy. I was surfing...

Another Day Another Necklace
Another Day Another Necklace

It seems that after work I can manage to finish a necklace. So far, so good. I love how this turned out. It took quite awhile to knot but I am always happy that I put in the extra effort...

Goth just in time for Spring!
Goth just in time for Spring!

I found this wonderful old piece of handcrafted repousse metal at a local Flea Market and had to make jewelry out of it. Since it was a more primitve piece, silver and part of it was St. Andrew slaying a...

Spun Cotton
Spun Cotton

This is the spun cotton girl that I made at Art FEst in Michael Jon Petersons Spun Cotton Animal class. I loved the process and am excited about future creatures and beings. I have collected the vintage examples of these...

Workshops at Westcott Bay
Workshops at Westcott Bay

I have decided to teach two workshops at Westcott Bay Art and Nature Institute. This is a fun new venue for me and am looking forward to teaching people how to play and create with PMC and Tin. On Aug....

I've been to my studio
I've been to my studio

The photograph with the black background is of a necklace made by the husband wife team Arthur and Georgina Gaskin. They were Jewelry Artists in the arts and crafts period. After I got home from Artfest I got right to...

Artfest
Artfest

I was way too excited to sleep in on Thursday morning so I got up and drove done to the beach at Fort Worden.. This the beautiful sight that greeted me. Last night I put this doll shrine in the...