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Another Eastern repoussé ring ready for the unveiling Enveloped VII Crescents and and undulating leaves of sterling envelop the natural gem silica cabochon, set in 22 karat gold. This Eastern repoussé ring is free-hand forged to form a dramatic ring that is both light and comfortable. Fits US ring sizes 8 to 9 (may be…
As promised in the last post… Voila! Recently completed, wearable artwork! Swirling petal forms wrap the finger to conjure the depth of a rose and the feel of La Belle Époque. This Eastern repoussé and scrollworked ring is free-hand forged from 18 karat gold sheet fused to a sterling silver backing, providing the warm color of…
It’s spring! It’s also a whole host of holidays… But it’s not spring break for me. This week I avoided burning down the house by calling an electrician in time. Next week we’re back at Emory Midtown Hospital’s Cardiac Care Waiting Room…but this time my husband will be the one waiting. Here’s hoping my family…
For all my writing about loving long days and how I would fight to the death to keep Daylight Savings Time legal, I have a confession to make: I seriously love the Winter Solstice. Perhaps it’s that I love (and maybe run at) extremes, and the celebration of an extra long night of stars (if…
I’d love to tell you that I start every morning with with a cup of a tea and a sketchbook. Well, I do…sort of. The calming ritual of tea, pen, and paper is the first thing I do in the studio each morning, but, if I’m honest, I check my calendar and my email before…
There’s an old Carpenters’ song I often sang along to when I was a child. The chorus went, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” It’s been stuck in my head since last week’s impossibly warm days quickly flipped to gloomy, wet, and cold. While my dogs think shaking off the water droplets is…
I’ve long known that all of my most successful pieces go through an ugly stage. What seems like a great idea, progresses nicely, and then suddenly, somewhere along the way, I look at it and wonder… …what the hell I was thinking? With what feels like a boundless amount of time invested in creating my…