Gorgeous Stones, How is such beauty possible?

New work in the Etsy Shop today.

I'm continuously amazed and fascinated by the variety and natural beauty of stones 

that we dig up from our great Earth.

My love of organic beauty has carried me forward into my artist muse of choice, 

metalwork that incorporates treasures from the deep.

Enjoy a few pieces of new work, 

as I try to emulate the radiance of the stones in sterling silver.

Thanks for stopping by ;o)

All work can be found in the Etsy Shop

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Sentinel Tentacle

Ok.  So do you remember in Matrix 3 when the sentinels poured through the roof in zion? 

Well, I'm a geek like that, and I definitely do. 

I am fully aware that this does not accurately represent one of those sentinels' tentacles, but for some reason every time I look at this necklace it reminds me of them ;o)

Judge for yourself

Now available in the Etsy Shop

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Hammerhead baby

Recent custom work

I love making my hammerheads!

A remarkable specimen of Laguna Agate

And an impossibly breathtaking Botswana Agate



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RAW52, Week 6

Ring A Week 2011, Week 6, complete.

"All Those Threes"

A gorgeous picasso jasper, set in oxidized sterling, with 4 sets of reoccurring 3's all over the ring.

Size 9 3/4

In The Shop tonight!

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25% off Entire Etsy Shop for Black Friday!!!

Yup, thats right folks.

25% off EVERYTHING in shop.

This offer is actually good from Black Friday, until midnight on the last day of November (Tuesday, the 30th).

To take advantage of the sale, simply follow checkout as normal in the shop, and the discount will be applied at checkout. 

Follow this link to take you directly to the shop ;o)

My Etsy Shop

Happy Shopping!

a few new old ones...

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Rainforest Jasper with a sweet clear druzy pocket!

Size 8 ;o)

Hammered and Oxidized Arrowhead dangles...swinging for some fun flirty action!

And some tiny copper triangles...perfect for everyday wear.

All posted in The Etsy Shop right now ;o)

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simple.

Daily Studio Muse...

new beauty...

Custom piece for a lovely lady from Finland using her incredible Ocean Jasper cab ;o)

it's the way that we rock when we're doing our thang...

daily muse....takin it old skool.

last chance sally....

I'm offering 20% off of everything in The Shop.

Wow.

OMG.

 

Ends TONIGHT at midnight  (Thursday October 14th)

 

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leopard of panar - brass cuff...

A glamorously large hand pierced and formed brass cuff, with hand etched leopard print on the exterior, and the interior that bears my makers mark E², is hammered smooth for a comfortable feel against your skin. The gorgeous leopard pattern was the result of a piece of lace that I transferred the design onto the brass, and chemically etched around the design it left. Oxidized for color and effect, sanded and polished to achieve a high shine, and lastly, hand buffed with a protective wax finish to protect the oxidization of the piece for years to come.

The Leopard of Panar...gorgeously ferocious in it's day, thought to have killed over 400 people in Northern India until he himself, was hunted down by a conservationalist and naturalist in 1910, to save the lives of those remaining in the nearby tribes.

 

in The Shop now 'p)

 

 

 

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and the landslide brought me down...

What began as a horrible disaster, has become one of my favorite new pieces!

This piece began with my intentions of soldering a little pyramid of the tiny silver balls, but turned into a horrible mess when my hand shook, and my soldering pick swept the whole pile over right when they were at the perfect temperature to connect properly. It was actually quite beautiful in a way, this little mini landslide of molten red-hot silver balls, cascading off of the perfect pyramid I had painsakingly stacked. After quenching my mess, and taking a second look, it really began to look planned this way, sort of a controlled chaos...so I went with it, and now I plan on trying to repeat it again!

"I took my love and I took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well, the landslide brought me down."

available in The Shop now ;o)

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Kayan Lahwi Stackers - Feathered...

I'm obsessed with mini stacking rings, and wanted to put an Esther Eve spin on the trend. A stand-out, gorgeous set of 10 stacking rings, with an 11th in the middle bearing a feathered charm. Each ring is seperate, so they can be worn spread out over several fingers, stacked on one, with or without the feather charm...the combinations are yours to play with. The feather charm is soldered permenantly onto the ring, yet it will still dangle and move with you, drawing attention and admiration.

The Kayan Lahwi tribe from Myanmar, are the group of women that wear the stacked brass coils around their neck, as one of their ancient tradions still employed. They are purely for beautification purposes, as elongated and slender necks compared to the men, render them more attractive. Contrary to popular belief, research has shown that these rings are not extremely detrimental to the womens bone structure and health, and many have removed them even after 40 years of wear, and have been in excellent condition and health after several days of neck muscle strengthening and adjustment.



I'm reminded of...

"Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."
- David Hume

made to order in your size...

in The Shop now ;o)

military and leopard...combination for the not-so-faint-of-heart...

this is a piece for those that love to make statements...something that is a bit out of the ordinary, yet still familiar. a piece that combines two very in and trending fashion statements...military + animal print.

a duo of hand pierced and formed brass dogtags, with hand etched leopard print on both sides. the gorgeous leopard pattern was the result of a piece of lace that I transferred to the brass, and chemically etched around the design it left. oxidized for color and effect, and hand buffed with a protective wax finish to protect the pieces for years to come. not one two dogtags will be alike! these two tags hang from a sterling silver ball chain, keeping the theme true to military style for this Fall/Winter 2010 Season.

this piece was actually the result of my EtsyMetal Teams Project Runway Challenge, and I fell in love with it so much I felt I had to offer it on my site! follow this link to see the results for this weeks and others on the blog. I love these fun challenges! http://etsymetal.blogspot.com/2010/09/project-runway-season-8-episode-5-there.html



in The Shop now!

EtsyMetal Challenges...

check out my fantastic team at the Etsy Metal Blog for the beautiful pieces created for two recent challenges!

Etsy Metal Monthly Challenge - August

Etsy Metal Project Runway Challenge - Season 8 Episode 4

its hammer time baby!

just kidding, sort of. gorgeous morrisonite jasper in sterling... totally reminds me of a hammerhead shark! in the etsy shop right now!

ailette - 008

beautimus Rainforest Jasper...in the Etsy Shop/ tonight!

this one is hard to part with, i'm absolutely in love with it!

on the way-side

i've been so busy lately, working on several custom orders (thank you dearly Erin of HauteHardware and Mary and Lina ;o) )...but i had to pause a glorious moment to catch my breath (while varnish dries, and shiny silver tumbles in the tumbler) to post some of my work that has been on the way-side lately.

samples of my self-teachings of electroforming...getting better slowly, but sure enough ;o)

just a couple fun rings, will be added to my etsy shop soon

gorgeous turquoise


scrumptious fossil coral....fun little blossoms for your finger ;o)


until soon, i bid you adieu

custom-o-rama

lately i have been inundated with custom orders...it's truely been a blessing. a WHOOPING thank you and HUG for all those that have partaken in the goods ;o)

now, throughly immersed in the site updating, shop updating, new photo design, new technique trial-n-errors in the studio, show planning and partaking....i'm IN THE MODE, as they say.

for now, bewilder yourself with a few photos of my custom pieces, most flew out the door before i had a chance to whip out my camera!

turquoise plaything...

my latest from this weekend...now in my etsy shop ;o)