Art Making and Fine Jewelry
NECKLACES There are a few assorted necklaces here on the site, but so much more in real life. I’d love to show you more once I hear what you’re into. The practice is very personal - for me and for my clients - so I much prefer to talk with you about your wishes and dreams, of the beautiful jewels you’d love to wear.
We can choose the color/texture/scale vocabulary, actually select beads or, after a bit of mixing and messing, I can show you some ideas, some families. I call my groupings Families. Water, Dark Channels (channels are small scale necklaces), Blue, Green, Denim, Opera, Blush, Gold Earth, Clear, Grey White, Iridescent, Black + White, Color Riot, Big + Glitz, Desert and Turquoise. That’s the entire current list.
I do a lot of work with beads that clients bring, items from family and coveted pieces. I love this work. It is an honor to handle material from your or your family’s past; these objects hold great power. Let me turn them into something that you love to wear in your life now. I swear it will protect you and bring ancestor love to you. I do a good bit of repair work, though I am not a metalsmith. I can do rudimentary, and solid, hardware repairs. Really good strands with sturdy, secure closures and chain. Now all my necklaces are 2-3” adjustable in length, unless we are working closely together. I love having adjustable length!
APPOINTMENTS I have ample space to show and share work. We can look at necklaces, artwork, or handmade books. You can tell me what you enjoy seeing more of, what you’d like to talk about. It can just be for fun; no obligation to commission or purchase. We can also look and talk via photos and email. I can drop or send a package to your door, or we can meet up for exchanges in my studio, on my front porch, or another spot. You let me know your preference. No stress, just genuine and friendly interest only, please.
