Turquoise Copper Pendant

I like this uplifting combination of copper and turquoise. Turquoise has copper as one of it’s components, and its easy to see how they compliment one another.

Malachite-Florite necklace

I actually got to view this necklace under UV light. It was amazing because the
pale green and purple colors became much more vibrant.

La Terre Verte

A glass bead is set in sterling silver and the back is left open to let light through. Many times people ask about leaving the back open in gemstone jewellery. I usually do this when it enhances the quality of light passing through. Skin contact with a stone is preferred by many people who are interested in the healing aspect of gemstones.

Iron Lion Zion

The double terminated ferrous quartz ring was a happy challenge. It was so tiny (1.5 cm x .5 cm) I could barely hold it. The stone comes from Spain, and it’s red color from iron in the quartz.

I went out to a hazel wood

…because a fire was in my head. A tiger’s eye is set in sterling silver. There are layers of light and movement inside a tiger’s eye, and in this one especially. It is a wonderful stone for public speaking and for empowering the will forces. Tiger’s eye can inspire creativity, expression, courage and confidence in one’s abilities. I enjoyed making this because while I was working on it, I could sense it’s healing energies at work within me.

Earth

Earth is the theme of the next series of jewellery. I am inspired by forest, cliff, meadow, mountain, desert and all that is solid and grounded.
A flint pebble is found on Ballydonegan Beach by a friend, and is set in sterling silver to make a ring. Making art out of found objects is cool at any age. This pebble was smoothed by the motion of sea water on the rocks. It is brown, but the flint on this beach ranges in color from yellow to blue and white/grey.

Kyanite-Topaz Sea Goddess

To complete the water series is a beloved beach in California with a blue topaz-raw kyanite ring. I love the contrast of these two stones together. They couldn’t be more different, yet they make a perfect match.

Crystal cave

I love making this herring bone style wire wrap pendant. It is so fun to be able to turn a gorgeous bead into a sparkling cave.

Ghamasa/A Blink After Excessive Weeping

I love the teardrop shape and the streak of pyrite passing through this lapis lazuli. It is set in sterling silver. The stone was specially chosen by a friend from the Tibetan market in Goa, India.

Golden/Imperial Topaz

This form of topaz is orange in color. It is a tonic for the nervous system and helps to strengthen the body’s detoxifying processes ie. liver, pancreas, blood sugar balance. It will bring you into a more upright position literally and metaphorically. On a subtle level, orange topaz helps us to access hidden information and is associated with Mystery Schools. It has a healing effect on the solar plexus, third eye, and crown Chackra in particular. Topaz has a hardness of 8 on Moh’s scale.