My pieces are most often inspired by an element that I use in them. Take for instance these cuffs. I found the ornate bezel online and knew right away that I wanted to use it for this idea I had for the cuffs. I also had in my possession some vintage glass buttons, vintage script paper, gold mini glass beads and some blank cuffs just waiting to be used. It is amazing to me how all these individual parts can make such a beautiful piece of jewelry. All bound together …
Art & Soul Portland
I always enjoy teaching abroad and meeting the new people who take my classes. It gives me a chance to connect with them and in person classes are always fun. I’ve had the chance to attend Art & Soul Portland numerous times and now I am fortunate to actually be teaching there. I am bringing two classes to the August venue and four classes to the February 2021 venue. For August I will be teaching Beautiful Bezels and my two day “Sainted Love” Santos Doll class. Beautiful Bezels is a …
Free Video: An Intro into Soldering
I have been a solder artist for over twelve years. My first experience with soldering happened at a chandelier workshop in Cortona, Italy. The two weeks I spent there catapulted my art journey and from that moment I was hooked on the art of soldering. What I’ve learned in these past twelve years is that practice makes perfect and you must persevere when you want to quit. The pendants that I soldered as a beginner look so different than the ones I solder today. This is because as artists we …
Our Stories
What is it about old letters, vintage photos or old books that grabs my attention? Sometimes it is the beauty of the script alone that has my heart. Other times it is the beautiful sentiment behind the handwritten text. We live in a world now where practically everything is in an email or a text message. Gone are the days when we would sit down and actually hand write a letter and mail it off the “old fashioned” way. And can I talk about old photos? So many of them …