Books....Copper and Beach Pebbles

Made from up-cycled materials, my sketches done in metal to hold your sketches on paper.

Each is one of a kind.

Available directly from me or Chartreuse Art Co-operative in St Joseph Michigan.

30-Minute Earring Book is out!

Looking for some quick earring projects to try your hand at?

Lark chose a couple projects I submitted to them along with 58 other great quickies. There are several I want to make for myself...

Look for it at your local book seller.

Or any of those online book sellers.

A Trial Run

I'm always disappointed when I come to the end of a sketch book, I know that I will carry around TWO sketchbooks for months, flipping back and forth between them, looking for that one design I sketched last month or notes I wrote on that forging technique I was playing around with...when WAS that? Flip, flip, flip. I don't tear pages out, I did that once and LOST several brilliant pages. Brilliant I tell you. Who knows now, they are gone, gone, gone.

I decided to search for refillable sketchbooks, you know, open the binder take out the not so good ones, sort them, organize them, put in some fresh paper, and go. Needs to be 8.5x5.5" Yup, I'm particular about some things, not too big, not too small, juuuuuuuuust right, fits in my bag, on the tray in my car, doesn't crowd my workbench. AND it needed to look good. AND be sturdy. I didn't find any that fit.

So I made one. Covered it with metal sketches...And then I made another one. And another. And... And now I need to get pictures.

Or you could go to Chartreuse Arts Co-operative Gallery and see some first hand.

Kalamazoo Art Hop

I'll be showing and selling my work all day Friday, May 7 at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.
Stop in and say hi, it's always good to see your smiling face and I'll show you some of my new work.

Time: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts314 South Park StreetKalamazoo, MI 49007

Join us on Friday, May 7th for a special treat at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts!The KIA Gallery Shop will be hosting a Jewelry Showcase Featuring wonderful locally made jewelry from such artists as Meg Tang, Char Short, Georgia Newman, Ligita Samsons, Vicki Cook, Amy Culp and Bobbie Peters.
Remember, members get a discount on their purchases! Not a member? Click here to become one!

This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate a special Mom in your life by presenting her with a very unique gift, while at the same time, supporting the arts! What a great cause!
The galleries will be open and refreshments will be served! If you haven't seen it yet, now is a great opportunity to tour the 2010 West Michigan Area Show!
Grand Prize Winner, Michele Shelton will be on hand to discuss her piece, A Moment to Remember.
This event is free and open to the public.

Tooly Tuesday

I ordered my logo stamp a couple weeks ago and tried it out. These are my very first test pieces and I am very, very pleased!
Now all my jewelry will be signed!

When I was looking around for a custom stamp maker, a friend suggested I check out Tinker Tools at Etsy and what a fine job he did for me! He does pancake dies as well as custom stamps for a very reasonable price.

I'm wondering what I can get him to make up for me next...

Astrid Pendant in Silver

I finished the Astrid commission in silver.
You can check out the copper prototype here.
And the story behind it here.

This shot is dark but I like the way the front reflects and the shadows in between the layers.
It looked great on Ann, she wore it out of my studio.
Just like when you got new shoes.
"Can I put my old ones in the box and wear these home?!"
"Of course!"

Large Dapping Blocks

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

They are 2", 3", 4", 5" & 7". All maple.

Oh BOY!