The garden is incredibly lush and vibrant this spring. Yesterday I bought 2 beautiful sable brushes. Such a pleasure with which to work.
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Month: May 2016
Just finished this cuff. I have made some pieces like this in the past, but felt there were some technical kinks that I had to work out. This one wraps around the wrist 1 1/2 times, and the frame is made with a heavier gauge sterling silver wire than in the past. Rather than being…
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Taking the cube shape into the next piece- eliminating color and pattern and focusing only on form and texture. These are very light- about 1.25″ below the ear wire. With sterling silver accents.
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I can get a little obsessed with beads. I knew I wanted to come up with a recipe for a cube beaded bead but I didn’t know it would take days to get it right. I made patterns using pencil and paper, then I switched to peyote stitch graph paper. Nothing worked as well as…
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Maybe it’s the wet spring we have had. Maybe it’s the timing or the temperature. But this year is simply splendid for our irises. They are so velvety, saturated in color and unexpected among the spring green grasses and overgrowth.
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Enthusiastic and saturated snapdragons, asking to be painted in watercolor.
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I created this cuff, based on floral patterns of the Arts & Crafts English master, William Morris about 8 years ago. It was one of the first cuffs I made, and while I love it, there are some technical issues that I learned to conquer through experience over these last 8 years. I kept this…
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Beautiful vase of assorted blooms featured each week at my gym, Rallysport in Boulder. I am so lucky to see a different arrangement each week as I come in to work out. They are designed by “Fiori” florists in Boulder
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Cool, elegant Labyrinth and Square knot necklaces shipping out today to one of my galleries in Florida. Timeless.
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I was asked to create a new Floral cuff for Artful Home. I had become a little burnt out with making my collection of “Fiori” cuffs over the last few years, and I needed a break. They take a huge amount of time and design planning. Every little element is hand beaded and created one…
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