kiku in gold

kiku in gold
Originally uploaded by howlindoggie

I had to recently make this piece for an order. I am please with the way it turned out. It has a bit more depth than the flat silver ones as it is domed. The gold makes it more sumptuous & luxurious. Looks great against a black background.

I like the way this piece has turned out, so I have decided to make more of them for my stores.

New Work!! Finally!!

chunky heart ring sandblasted
Originally uploaded by howlindoggie

Here are a couple of new Pieces (chunky Heart ring & The 3 Sakuras) that I have been sitting on for a few weeks. It seems that I tend to do this with every piece that i made for my production. I guess i need to feel that i have made it as I had originally seen it in my head and from my sketches, although some pieces don't even make it to paper, if I get excited about it and can't wait to wear it or give it to a friend, as is often the case.

I have several friends, who( I know enjoy my work) are my 'testers'; which means they get given new pieces from time to time, to see how they wear.

I'm pleased with how this ring has turned out, as i have started making my production rings a little smaller and less chunky than I make my own. I will make one of these, but more like 3 x the size & chunkiness of this one. I also think the pendant works well (i enjoyed making these two pieces!!)

I'm on a roll with new stock at the moment, so expect to see quite a few new pieces from now as I have had a lot on the plate in the last 6 months, so New Work took a bit of a backseat. But now I'm back at it! YAY!!

Red Ovid Ring

Red Ovid Ring
Originally uploaded by AndesCruz

I swapped some work with Andes Cruz. It is this beautiful red enamel ring (Red Ovid Ring). The piece that Andes wanted of mine was The 3 Sakuras (see photo).

Collaboration with Umbrella Prints

Modish and Scoutie Girl have recently written about the collaboration between Umbrella Prints and myself.

It has certainly been a lot of fun collaborating with these wonderful women. I feel honored to have been asked.

Danny's Last Vacation

we spent the last few days of april down at the beach house (our secret location: magic beach)

the weather was interesting, which made for some great photos.

we will always remember danny. especially when we are at his favorite beach.