New Stones

At long last, I have found a source for at least a limited supply of ethically sourced labradorite. Behold! :-)

 7mm x 5mm

 16mm x 9mm

 15mm x 10mm

18mm x 15mm

New Work

 Forever Brilliant™ moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Forever Brilliant™ moissanite, recycled 950 palladium, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Ethically sourced moonstone and recycled 14k rose gold ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

  Moissanite and recycled 950 palladium ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold engagement ring and wedding band

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold engagement ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Fair trade sapphire, moissanite, and recycled 950 palladium ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Chatham sapphire, moissanite, and recycled palladium sterling silver band

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

  Forever Brilliant™ moissanite and recycled 14k white gold engagement and wedding ring set

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Forever Brilliant™ moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold engagement and wedding ring set

{ engagement ring available for purchase in my Etsy shop; wedding bands available by special request}

 Forever Brilliant™ moissanite, recycled 950 palladium, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

And last but not least, some gorgeous poppies blooming outside my studio...

:-)

New Work

Lately I've been inspired to repeatedly play around with a new band style that involves a lot of sawing and piercing... here's a plain 14k yellow gold band -

 - that I later polished and added a stone to -

Ethically sourced spessartite garnet and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

{ available for purchase on my Etsy page }

 Another one in a similar style, this time with Chatham lab created aqua spinel and recycled 14k white gold

{ available for purchase on my Etsy page }

 Next up, a layered band made from recycled 950 palladium and recycled 14k yellow gold, which also eventually asked to be embellished with a stone :-) ...

  Forever Brilliant moissanite, recycled 950 palladium, and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

 { available for purchase on my Etsy page }

New Stones

 Ethically sourced sapphires, 4.5mm

 Ethically sourced andalusite, 5mm

 Ethically sourced rose cut green moonstone

 Ethically sourced moonstone, 11mm and 10mm

 Ethically sourced moonstone, 8mm x 6mm

 Ethically sourced moonstone, 8mm

 Ethically sourced moonstone, 9mm

 Ethically sourced rose cut moonstone

 Ethically sourced spessartite garnet

Afghan tourmaline, 5mm

New Work

 Chatham emerald and recycled 14k white gold wedding/engagement rings

{ custom order; sold }

 Afghan tourmaline and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Fair trade sapphire (purple and blue) and recycled 14k white gold rings

{ custom order; sold }

 Fair trade AAA sapphire and recycled sterling silver ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

 Ethically sourced moonstone and recycled sterling silver ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

Forever Brilliant moissanite and recycled 14k yellow gold ring

{ available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

Moissanite and recycled 14k rose gold ring

 { available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

New Skills / New Work

About a month ago I drove up to Bend, Oregon to learn how to fabricate in palladium. The class was taught by the talented and kind jewelry artist Jim Dailing. I had a wonderful time learning how to create beautiful things with this incredible metal, and I'm excited to start offering many new designs in 950 palladium, which is a noble metal in the platinum family that is nickel-free and hypoallergenic, and has a brighter silvery-white color than any of the white gold alloys. It is slightly more affordable than gold as well. 

On the way home I took a slight detour to take in the beauty of Crater Lake, which I last visited on my honeymoon 15+ years ago.

Since I have my priorities straight, the first order of business was to take a picture of an adorable tiny chipmunk.

Then, on to the amazing non-furry-friend-related scenery...

What an incredibly beautiful spot! Here's a photo of my very first palladium ring, which I made during the class...

  

And a nicer shot that I took after returning home -

 { available for purchase in my Etsy shop }

It was a super inspiring experience for me, and made me realize that this is the first professional development I've enjoyed in four years! Yikes... I need to prioritize that, especially now that Carlos is getting older. Of course, even after the best travel experience, it's always nice to come home to the family, both human and non-human. :-)

 Foster dog Pedro on the studio couch