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bull's eye

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:39 -0400

$55.00
Recycled sterling silver pendant -- hand formed, hammered, oxidized, burnished, and fused on a sterling ball chain

pendant: 1.75" x 1" chain approx. 15"

wild horse jasper stone necktie necklace

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:38 -0400

$250.00
The new prize for size goes to this pendant -- my longest so far. Two kite-shaped wild horse jasper cabochons come together to form a new kind of necktie -- one you don't have to tie on.

The length of the pendant is 5.75 inches. It's 1.75 inches at its widest. The handmade chain is about 15 inches long.

Both stones come from Idaho, were cut by James Carpenter, and are framed in textured silver (100% recycled) which is sawn in reflecting patterns of scallops and squared-edges.

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rounded triangle blumpy earrings

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:38 -0400

$65.00
The trick with these is to get the sterling hot enough to fuse, and hot enough to distort the metal --- creating the surface texture --- but not so hot the whole thing turns into a pile of melted mess. The learning curve was, shall we say, expensive. But looking on the bright side, it left me with lots of scrap I could melt into little balls!

These rounded triangles are just under two inches long and made from 100% reclaimed sterling silver. The ear wires are hand formed and tied for a secure connection and a finished look.

round blumpy earrings

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:38 -0400

$55.00
I make these sterling silver balls in various sizes by melting bits of wire and sheet metal. Then I super-heat the hand-cut round background (also sterling silver) until they fuse. Then I punch in some holes. Positive space --- negative space --- texture --- geometry --- all in one earring! The ear wires are hand tied for a finished look.

The whole thing is oxidized then tumbled.

Earrings are just over an inch in diameter

mushroom jasper and indian paint stone pendant

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:36:29 -0400

$145.00
Rusty red, peachy cream, and black dominate these painted-looking stone cabochons (but there's no paint involved, just natural mineral formations.) Together, they remind me of some kind of fantastic mushroom.

The hand-worked silver is recycled, the stones are hand collected and cut. The Indian paint stone by Mitch Dale in Arizona and the jasper by James Carpenter in Arkansas.

The pendant measures just under three inches long by about an inch and a half wide. It dangles from a 16" steel cable with magnetic clasp.

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Sunburst jasper and silver necklace

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:07:02 -0400

$250.00
Two striking examples of Owyhee jasper from Oregon, both cut and polished by hand by artisan lapidaries in the U.S, making each of them absolutely unique. They are set into contrasting sterling frames, each hand cut, oxidized, and rubbed to a matte finish. I make the chain by hand one link at a time.

Chain measures approximately 18 inches long. Pendant measures about 4 inches long. Chain closes with a toggle. All sterling is recycled.

100% recycled sterling, individually hand made

tri-textured cuff

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:57:46 -0400

$175.00
Three different textures are fused onto this hefty sterling cuff, which I then oxidized and buffed. The cuff is almost round and will fit most female wrists.

100% recycled and reclaimed sterling
cuff is just over an inch and half wide

copper dome necklace

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:52:19 -0400

$225.00
I domed this copper and punched some holes in it. From there, I dangled this hand-cut prima verde stone from California. Simple geometry: circle and triangle.

As always, the stones I use are absolutely unique, one of kind, hand-cut and polished, US collected gems. The sterling is recycled. The chain is hand-formed one link at a time and closes with a toggle. Chain is approximately 18 inches long, pendant about 3.5".

100% recycled sterling, individually hand made,stones were hand collected in California