Bold and Lightweight Earrings

These earrings were made to be bold and lightweight.  The ones of polymer clay can barely be felt when holding them and are guaranteed not to pull on the ear lobe.  They are silk screened on the front and hand-drawn on the back.  All of the polymer clay earrings are embedded with Swarovski crystals.  The corrugated earrings are very light in weight.  The forged earrings (top right and bottom middle) weight a bit more.

I am SHE

I am SHE is a concept bracelet with a face of your choice.  The bracelets are polymer clay that is permanently affixed to a brass cuff and signed on the interior.  These faces are not painted in any way; they are hand-sliced from a cane of polymer clay – think cane like candy cane.  It takes in excess of a day to design and create each face cane.  After the face is sliced from the cane, my hands manipulate it further adding hair and perhaps a hat or earrings.  No two faces can be exactly the same.

Select the complexion, eye and hair color you desire.  Do you wish a short bob or flowing locks? Finally decide what you would like to say about yourself ... using a phrase that fits on the bracelet.  My bracelets say “I am she who must be obeyed” and “I am she who walks with helium balloons”.  See a part of the list of phrases contributed by others.  A Zentangle design is added and the cuff is sealed with a transparent glossy film.  

At this time I have deep brown and a caramel face canes.  Some have brown eyes and one has green eyes.  All colors are possible upon request.

I am She Who …. Suggestions

·      Is to come

·      Must be obeyed

·      Your mother warned you about

·      Walks in faith

·      Believes

·      Loves to laugh

·      Has no regrets

·      Dreams

·      Says yes to life

·      Walks with helium balloons

·      Wears red

·      Is multifaceted

·      Is spirit

·      Gives her all

·      Loves

·      Is happy

·      Is smart

·      Is powerful

·      Leads

·      Rules

·      Loves life

·      Creates

·      Must have chocolate

·      Sees possibilities

·      Loves to dance

·      Splashes in puddles

·      Smells the roses

·      Is divine

·      Shops

·      Stands tall

·      Knows

·      Questions

·      Travels

·      Loves men

·      Praises God

·      Has friends

·      An original

·      Is style

·      You have waited for

Paris: Summer 2015

Paris – Summer 2015:  The summer presented an opportunity to design and create two lines of necklaces using prefabricated materials, resin and borosilicate glass.  (It is difficult to travel with all the tools and machinery needed to fabricate metal.)  The lines are both bold in scale and extremely lightweight, allowing the wearer to feel comfortable when wearing the jewelry for an extended period of time. 

Of the two lines, the resin has almost no weight.  The borosilicate glass is imported from Italy and has considerably more weight.  To offset the weight, resin and hollow Hill Tribe sterling silver components were added instead of heavier components.  Borosilicate glass appears delicate yet it is extremely durable.  Each of the necklaces is offered in very limited edition.  Below are a few samples of the work.  Please inquire about prices.

Borosilicate necklaces must be stored flat to prevent stretching.  I store all of my jewelry, except pearls, flat in clear baggies.   Clear containers, as opposed to opaque ones, allow the owner to make more appropriate and interesting choices when deciding which piece best compliments an outfit.

Before leaving New York, I designed a signature sterling silver ring, which is available upon request.  Mine is cast in sterling silver, but the ring can be made for you in sterling, gold, platinum or the metal of your choice.  The price is based on the cost of the metal at the time of the order.  As of this printing, the ring in sterling is $135.00, plus shipping and handling.  The bracelet requires a fair amount of metal.  In addition to the noble metals named above, an alternate and attractive choice is white brass, which is shown in the photo.  It resembles sterling silver and is one-third of the cost.

Upon my return, I plan to explore additional possibilities with polymer clay, using the lost wax process and to a limited degree, borosilicate glass.