still here

I'm still here, chugging along and trying to make ends meet, just like everybody else I know is doing. Here is a peek at what I made this week. I love being able to go out to my little cluttered space and make things.



Homage to Frida Kahlo's painting
Hummingbird and Thorn Necklace




Forged copper hoop earrings

with Chrysoprase and Aquamarine drops

torch-fired enamel

Jewelry components in progress:
Upside-down hearts for earwires, enamel blossoms. Assembly by riveting comes next.

soldering practice

 Etruscan link hand-forged copper chain

sacred heart earrings

this is my first attempt at sweat-soldering

I have been practicing soldering, and these are my results so far. It is fun and engrossing.

i figured out how to make this...

I decided to give my online identity fresh look for the new year. I am proud of this result, as I am not much of a techie whiz at all, so it is all the trial and error method for me. Ususally months later I come across the easy way to do what I was trying to do. I seem to spend alot of time trying to re-invent the wheel.

cats and birds who love each other

I still love folk art.

tuxedo cats and canary bird earrings