Best wishes for the New Year!

Today a pair of earrings went home with a very lucky person. The tourmaline earrings are a personal favorite of mine because of their delicate, subtle and streamlined shape. My fascination with vertical lines and striated stones continues… cant wait to find more of this type of stone!

Here are some examples of beadwork that I made recently. Some of the stones include: peridot, garnet, rose quartz, lava, florite and tourquoise.

Have a look in the Lower Haight for my latest hand made wire wrap rings in sterling silver and copper. On sale now @ Trunk: 544 Haight Street between Steiner and Fillmore in San Francisco, California.
www.trunksf.com

For photos of past work click on Catalogue and proceed with Past Entries. FYI: the last page is worth seeing!

Since Kyanite is my most popular stone, each time I make one it takes a different shape/form. I like to make each one unique. This stone has been polished. Kyanite’s look changes when it has been polished, and can hardly resemble the raw state. I like both. One way to identify polished kyanite is to look for the striated lines moving up and down sometimes hidden inside.

The stone for this ring is green and gorgeous! It’s shape, smooth texture, and wavey lines are even more wonderful. For me, it proved challenging to set because it is a soft stone and required a lot of gentle handwork. People who are drawn to Malachite often notice its healing qualities. The copper content gives it an extra buzz. Copper=conductor.

This was a really fun ring to make because of the challenge in making a man’s ring style match his personality. Some specific instructions were given about the size and look of it. Luckily he likes it about as much as I enjoyed making it!

Here is a child’s chair I made from hazel wood that was sustainably harvested in the field behind where I am sitting. It has a woven sea grass seat and a willow backrest.

This Tibetan Silver labrador/moonstone ring had a stone missing. I reset it with a moonstone from a different piece.
If you loose a stone from a ring, or loose one of a pair of earrings, why not have something re-made? It is much more meaningful to use what you have, and it reduces waste!