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Georgia

You are entering the Etowah Indian Mounds, as they are so called. There is a swing next to the river. Oh, the river. To be a tree, on that river. To be a tree. On that river.

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Blue

Color. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise from Arizona set in sterling silver and complimented with a gypsy set peridot.

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Changes

A wise old dude once told me that the only thing you can count on in this world, is that things will change. Yo pienso que si. I am making some changes – some of which involve my website. You may notice things coming off and coming on. New pictures. New ideas. New approaches. I […]

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December already.

It has been a smooth transition from early to late Fall. I can appreciate the cold and all the lights covering the houses and the trees. I like it. I have a sort of peaceful feeling going into this holiday season, gonna try to hold onto that with tooth and nail. Happy Holidays.

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Meltdowns=good.

I really enjoy melting stuff. I have been gathering little bits of gold scrap and transforming them into gold-blob loveliness. Rings. There is nothing quite as personal and meaningful, in the jewelry world, as a ring. I love making rings. I dream about rings.  Once you put one on it becomes an extension of yourself. […]

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Tear It Up

I’ve just moved my workshop from Vancouver, B.C. to a little place at the end of a long and tree-canopied gravel road in the farmlands near Mt. Baker, WA. It’s not actually set up just yet, and currently occupied (part-time) by my brother’s two big dogs and an inch of dusty dirt. I’m excited to […]

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I Love Copper

I am falling in love with Copper. It didn’t happen right away. I was hesitant, resistant. But then it found it’s way under my hammer. The malleability of Copper hooked me. Then there are the colors. The pinkey orange when polished, black cherry/ash as it tarnishes with exposure to the elements of oxygen and skin, […]

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