my new fave ring! and as you can see its quite a bit larger than the others :) we'll see if i part with it for the spring show (may 1st for those in the area who'd like to mark their calendars). i could seriously make this line all day, every day! so fun. hopefully i can get some wicked new gift cards in japan!
in addition to the new line, i've been expanding the granulated lines too. these are a new twist on the mini mongos which sprang from the full granulated necklace (affectionately named the mongo :) i wanted to make some that had a more vertical feel and less horizontal action. the first one also has 3 disks featured within the chain. enjoy and have a great weekend!
i have been frantically getting ready for my spring show on may 1st. it may seem far away, but i'll be away for 2 weeks over spring break and am therefore panicking as usual. this is a new line that will debut at that show. each pendant is layered with recycled gift cards, anodized aluminum and sterling silver and then riveted together. i'm having a lot of fun with them and just finished some rings tonight that turned out great! may have to make some more of those :) more pix tomorrow. there are currently 10 pendants and 3 rings, all of which are one-of-a-kinds. have a great week!
my friend and fabulous local foodie, Julie Van Rosendaal, challenged me to come up with some food-related jewelry. since i have a notorious sweet tooth, it was either donuts or cupcakes. and even though donut sprinkles would have been an interesting challenge i went with a cupcake. this pendant measures 1.5" in diameter and is made with sterling silver, anodized aluminum (in chocolate brown even though it looks darker in the picture) and a recycled gift card. fun, colorful and fewer calories than the real thing!
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fine silver earrings made to go with the antique button pendant i did last year
tree series cufflinks...can't leave out the men!
revival of the 2-tone anodized aluminum pendants
It's time for the 2009 Fall Show & Sale!
check out my amazing kids who shaved their heads on friday in support of kids with cancer!
i feel like i'm back in university, cramming for a studio art project! i really must learn to stop leaving things to the last minute (yea right!). these lovely bits are for an enameling class i'll be taking on saturday in phoenix. in mesa actually, but close. why am i flying all the way to phoenix for an art class that i could surely take in calgary? well, the class is being taught by my good friend jewel clark (yes, her name really is jewel!), a fellow university of texas metals graduate. we get to visit after many, many moons and i get to take a class that i've been interested in for almost as long. will have more pix on monday-ish, have a great week!
these are an extension of the tree series. the color disks are anodized aluminum that have been riveted to the silver bit. contact me for purchase availability. cheers!
you've seen this one before, but it was a crappy photo!
my all-time fave and of course its the one that sold :)
the tag on this one reads 'dance'
just a couple of the collage pendants that made their debut at the group show. all the collage pendants are reversible (with painting on the backside) and are made with wood, acrylic paint, recycled gift cards and sterling silver.
Veronica Stewart-Cameron, Nicole Schon, me and Linda Hickey right 
Veronica and her eager helper, Bronwyn, showing off all the lovely Japanese papers and albums.
Happy customer rocking her new bling.
Nicole with her beautiful teapots and AMAZING tea.
Linda talking quilts (you should see the one I got!) with a prospective client. 
