I'm off to Brio Gallery in Galena, IL for my jewelry trunk show.  I've been toiling in my studio the past four weeks getting ready for...

I've been playing with wire wrapping of late.  I like the idea of encasing items - enfolding and wrapping them tightly to hold fast.  ...

Some people love hearts while others can't abide them.  I fall into the former category and use heart themes in many of my jewelry...

Putting my Fretz forming stakes to the test, I forged this pod using a piece of copper sheet, then textured it by hitting the inside with...

I seldom make rings, but I'm feeling a need for extra fun, and adorning my fingers is just one way to accomplish this!  A very simple...

A vacation in the Caribbean is on my agenda for next spring.  Sun and sand and ocean breezes await me!   I'll take beach strolls and...

This ornate bronze pendant is double-sided.  One side holds a picture of an eye and the opposite side  holds what the eye is spying -...

Oh, how lovely is the music!   "Musica" is the title of this petite pendant.  The "Musica" theme is stamped in polymer clay and set in a...

Have you ever seen a bracelet made from the hair of an elephant?  The hair is incredibly coarse and thick and might be mistaken for...

Double-sided pendants offer a great deal of versatility.  They are like having two pieces of jewelry in one!   I've titled this pendant...

I enjoy looking at a piece of jewelry as if I were in a museum studying a work of art and imagining the story behind the brush...

Here's a pendant that includes dice and a tiny puzzle piece from a jigsaw puzzle that claims to be the world’s smallest – 234 pieces...

Imagine being in a foreign land on an archeological dig and finding an ancient bronze pendant.  That's what I thought of upon finishing...

This resin pendant is titled "Aloha", a word that has so many meanings - love, hello, goodbye, and until we meet again, to name a few. ...

I'm really busy right now.  I have a trunk show coming up on September 11 at Brio Gallery in Galena, Illinois.  That's just three weeks...

I don't quite know why I'm so enamoured with text, but I do like using it in my work - especially foreign language text.  I think it's...

I truly had no intention of shopping for beads in San Francisco, but sometimes, there you are at the right place at the right time with...

I've been perusing the August issue of Bazaar magazine and it is jam-packed with great ideas for jewelry and purses.  I've been...

I believe these earrings hold the tiniest puzzle pieces in existence.  They are from a jigsaw puzzle that claims to be the world's...

I have several pairs of resin earrings that have finally cured hard and crystal clear and I'm now able to finish them.  It usually takes...