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cold is here.
as a matter of fact there is a foot of snow blanketing my jeep outside. everything is blinding white.
it's time to stock up on a few basic things, firewood, thick rolled oats, beans of course.
then there are the other basics, simple daily pleasures to walk along with you in the day.
and to keep the fire going...
so, stocking up on things like these coil rings, in the golden vermeil, finger rings, scarf sliders...
as a matter of fact there is a foot of snow blanketing my jeep outside. everything is blinding white.
it's time to stock up on a few basic things, firewood, thick rolled oats, beans of course.
then there are the other basics, simple daily pleasures to walk along with you in the day.
and to keep the fire going...
so, stocking up on things like these coil rings, in the golden vermeil, finger rings, scarf sliders...
or in simple black and brushed silver, quite minimal to fit right under those warm winter gloves!
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the closeout sale is just over two weeks away and i am touching up the details of the 15 item-selection of what will be available for grabs.
all pieces are super slashed in price - 40% to 60% off - a unique opportunity to take home one of a kind work and limited edition pieces, along with a few items i have decided to retire from my collections.
here below another preview of a pair of earrings in the closeout sale: dangling bar earrings in copper
all pieces are super slashed in price - 40% to 60% off - a unique opportunity to take home one of a kind work and limited edition pieces, along with a few items i have decided to retire from my collections.
here below another preview of a pair of earrings in the closeout sale: dangling bar earrings in copper
part of the now retired solids collection, the dangling bar earring style is a very limited edition item, i believe i churned out maybe 20 max of these at the time.
(only 1 pair available, so just you know...) the last one in copper, with a hand-forged sterling silver ear wire.
stay tuned for live links on launch date!
(only 1 pair available, so just you know...) the last one in copper, with a hand-forged sterling silver ear wire.
stay tuned for live links on launch date!
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the Riding the crazy waves of current times, keeping busy in the studio, playing to keep busy, to keep the thoughts of 'what next?' at bay.
These are the Play Rings, the two left of a series of three of one of a kind work of some while ago.
The middle one in the picture below - Play Ring with Ball, lives in somewhere in arizona now.
The other two are hanging in there, telling each other stories in the tray of the work-to-refreshed.
The middle one in the picture below - Play Ring with Ball, lives in somewhere in arizona now.
The other two are hanging in there, telling each other stories in the tray of the work-to-refreshed.
after so much travel, these rings are currently in their refreshing mode...but stay tuned, will post here again when they are back for grabs!
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and so it is: cone+bar necklace not alone anymore!
it got picked. by someone special. someone who really connected with it.
it takes the time it takes, but they all find each other: the one who wears it, the one being worn...
it takes the time it takes, but they all find each other: the one who wears it, the one being worn...
a last shot, a long look at it, before letting it go...
and off we go... cone+bar necklace is off to philadelphia!
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months of uncertainties have been piling up, we do not know what is happening next.
bring my thoughts back to my work, the bench, what needs to be done, slices earrings, in progress.
bring my thoughts back to my work, the bench, what needs to be done, slices earrings, in progress.
and after a few days, got a bunch to shoot, tedious work of quite a few hours...
and then, they are ready to go!
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along the way this march picked up some 'old' work sitting around on the bench, put these together, little sterling silver cubes.
they are tiny, super light despite their 'cubeness' and they definitely stand out!
some one of a kind mini work ready for a customer, who grabbed them on the go...
some one of a kind mini work ready for a customer, who grabbed them on the go...
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sometimes we are prepared, sometimes we are not... so it's time to pin something down this fall, time to not let it all blow away... time to do it in a bold way, time to do it in daring contemporary style, time to do it in vivid colors.
so, advice for everyone to be ready for the gusts of fall, the scarf that blows over your shoulders, the pin on a lapel you have handy, to keep it all in place.
so, advice for everyone to be ready for the gusts of fall, the scarf that blows over your shoulders, the pin on a lapel you have handy, to keep it all in place.
just playing with jewelry and combinations of color to be in tune with this month,
had fun playing with putting colors together, a black+orange line-up came out of it and is the main theme for the rest of the month.
had fun playing with putting colors together, a black+orange line-up came out of it and is the main theme for the rest of the month.
all i can see is black+orange and nothing else seems to stick to mind...
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in the beginning
it all began by accident. and fun. and by having fun with accidents happening...
some while ago, quite a long while ago actually, and in full exploration mode i spent hours with a bandsaw and a bunch of copper, brass, silver pipes and tubes of all sizes and ...cut away!
'slices' of various sizes began piling up on my bench, some immediately finding their composition and combinations
some while ago, quite a long while ago actually, and in full exploration mode i spent hours with a bandsaw and a bunch of copper, brass, silver pipes and tubes of all sizes and ...cut away!
'slices' of various sizes began piling up on my bench, some immediately finding their composition and combinations
in the interim
then last year i found a box tucked away in my studio and almost forgotten, and pulled out six 2" x 2" thin square slices in brass, almost as out of thin air....
big square slice earrings in the making
and these came out: the square slices!
the big squares
still in playing mode, i quickly put together six pairs of big thin square brass slice earrings, with a simple sterling silver ear wire and put them out to the world, without much thinking (did i mention that i was just playing?)
and to my surprise, or maybe i was just caught off guard, these babies just flew off my earrings rack almost in no time and i found myself wondering... should i make some more?
people really liked them, why not?
but the experimental original 'slices' were gone and i had to start from scratch, slice them afresh from a pipe i could not find in my stash and with a band saw i no longer had...
people really liked them, why not?
but the experimental original 'slices' were gone and i had to start from scratch, slice them afresh from a pipe i could not find in my stash and with a band saw i no longer had...
in the interim 2 (or, re-thinking the squares..)
so, in the meantime, and given what i had and did not have handy, i decided to start from scratch. that is, make the 'slices' from scratch. yes, i have tools, luckily i have tools and with hands and tools, i can make things. it might take some time, but i can make things...
and...here we go:
making Square Slice Earrings from scratch!
helping hand
then someone gave me a gift....speed up the process a bit, you say?
and now, as i catch up to speed and can let my playing expand a bit further, just playing still...
so for now my little steps have taken me to add another style to the collection, and the circles are now rising, in 2 sizes and color finishes
Circle Slice Earrings grouping in black and yellow brass
and so now, to top it all off, i am happy to introduce (yes, right at the bottom) a new page just for the slices collection right off my website, that is just around the corner... check it out!
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and so this one is GONE.
the last of the shard rings from a series of long ago...
the last of the shard rings from a series of long ago...
it's fun to see them leave. happy together, the person, the object, the perfect match.
the little story behind these rings was indeed an inspiration, but really i just love the shape. shape, function, wear it as a ring, wear it as a pendant...wear it.
the little story behind these rings was indeed an inspiration, but really i just love the shape. shape, function, wear it as a ring, wear it as a pendant...wear it.
a grouping of some of the last Shard Rings and Pendants (long gone)
Shard Rings - Silver and Polka Dots (long gone...)
