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1" x .5", found objects I sometimes accidentally design pendants that have sharp bits at the bottom because I love the look of curves tapering to a point.  But this time I thought ahead and pointed the old calligraphy pen nib up, so it won't poke anyone. There it is,...

1" x 2", found objects I love tools. and I love hardware.  As a kid I would spend hours and hours looking through the little bins at the hardware store down the street from my house, comparing sizes and imagining what it could become.  But sadly, I'm still not taken...

1' x 1.5 ", found objects This is the season when a  drop pf sunshine can change the course of a whole day. It's the deciding factor between sitting snuggled up under a blanket or venturing out into the cold.  It's the difference between wanting ice cream or hot...

1" x 1.2", found objects Tonight is the 5th night of Hanukkah, and we haven’t been super consistent about lighting the candles, but all the things around me that glow remind me of flames. The stone in this pendant catches the light in a way that looks like it’s...

1"x 2.5", found objects For most people, holidays are about something religious, but for me, it's really all about the food. Of course, I do love decorations, and I love being together with family and friends, and the excuse to pull out fancy clothes that only get...

1" x 1.5", wire and stone These days it feels like everything's spinning, and I'm going in literal circles around the city, around the region and around my house. There are moments of calm, and I'm so grateful for them, but they feel like the eye of the storm, and I...

1" x 1.5", glass and found objects A friend is moving, and she's decided to have a zero-waste move, throwing nothing out as she packs.  It's created a tremendous amount of extra work for her, and taken so much time, but it's a nice goal.  Last week she presented me...

1" diameter, found objects The first piece I added to this pendant was a gear. It fit perfectly, nestling into the outer ring. But there were spaces left between each tooth. I found beads that nestled right into the spaces, filling them completely. And with a little...

2" x .5", ceramic tiles I spent this week at the enormous annual conference of the American Public Health Association. Thousands of people in a big convention center trying to rush from one end of the building to another to catch the sessions and speakers that they're...

1"x  .75", found objects As you know by now, I love the natural patinas that materials develop over time.  Every time I used to go to Europe I'd remember that the time scale for buildings and roads and aqueducts was so different there.  The finish on the stones was...