From the Jeweler’s Bench
A look at the process behind the finished pieces!
Projects-in-progress, sketches, and a look into my studio.
The art fair booth setup! Here at Uncommon Art On The Common in Goffstown, NH
Batch-finish of pieces for the Dip Enamel series
and a closer look
At my workbench, torch-firing enamel
Just-fired pieces from early explorations of the Dip Enamel series
Mock-up drawing for a commissioned wedding set (one piece for each bridesmaid + full set for the bride), made with sea glass found by the bride & groom
Explorations in caging stones in wire, creating a kind of "open bezel setting" - blue kyanite in sterling silver, with labradorite and Swarovski crystal
a selection of bracelets in sterling silver and semiprecious stone
Treble clef ear cuff (sterling silver) made for my sister
Exploring oxidized copper and negative space (Pendant No. 1); with sterling silver, fossilized coral, and Swarovski crystal
At my workbench, adding earring hooks to recently-completed wirework earrings
Exploring oxidized copper and negative space (Pendant No. 2); with sterling silver, smoky quartz, and labradorite
Exploring oxidized copper and negative space (Pendant No. 3); with sterling silver, dragon's blood jasper, fire agate, and Swarovski crystal
In-progress of torch-firing copper forms (right side) with enamel powders (top left). Here, I'm working in a more "traditional" style of sifting enamel powder onto one side of the copper form, then holding the torch flame upward from below to fire the piece.