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In Memoriam: a ring

In Memoriam: a ring

Made from their original wedding bands, melted down and forged anew to securely hold his ashes; visible yet obscured by a rutilated quartz.

In Memoriam: a ring

Made from their original wedding bands, melted down and forged anew to securely hold his ashes; visible yet obscured by a rutilated quartz.

Stronger Together

Stronger Together

  I am participating in another auction for Metalsmiths for Change this weekend, benefitting the Center for African American Health. I have made a brooch to honor the life of...

Stronger Together

  I am participating in another auction for Metalsmiths for Change this weekend, benefitting the Center for African American Health. I have made a brooch to honor the life of...

How the Light Gets In

How the Light Gets In

  On Inauguration Day, I woke up feeling....energized. I put on my robe and my string of pearls, and shuffled to the kitchen for coffee, preparing for the ceremony to...

How the Light Gets In

  On Inauguration Day, I woke up feeling....energized. I put on my robe and my string of pearls, and shuffled to the kitchen for coffee, preparing for the ceremony to...

Ancient Raindrops

Ancient Raindrops

Ancient water, held encapsulated in quartz, magnifies a micro-mosaic of jewel-colored raindrops; a story of how we are related and rely on, and impact, each other’s lives.

Ancient Raindrops

Ancient water, held encapsulated in quartz, magnifies a micro-mosaic of jewel-colored raindrops; a story of how we are related and rely on, and impact, each other’s lives.

Distance is an Illusion

Distance is an Illusion

  If one of us puts her toe in the ocean in the East, and one puts his toe in the ocean in the West,​we will be touching from opposite...

Distance is an Illusion

  If one of us puts her toe in the ocean in the East, and one puts his toe in the ocean in the West,​we will be touching from opposite...

Wedding Amulets

Wedding Amulets

  Photo by Bruce Willey @sierralightphoto I was honored to make these amulets to celebrate a special love story. She is the raucous California scrub jay, and he is the...

Wedding Amulets

  Photo by Bruce Willey @sierralightphoto I was honored to make these amulets to celebrate a special love story. She is the raucous California scrub jay, and he is the...