[sterling, imperial jasper and abalone shell from the Mendocino County, California shoreline]
[sterling, pearl, aquamarine and wave tumbled pottery shard from the Puget Sound, Washington]
Last week, while in the studio, I found myself focusing on combining colors and textures instead of metalwork. I mean, the metal is making a home for a color story or two with regard to these pieces, but it’s the combinations of stones and organic objects that I want to shout about lately…not the settings.
Pure and simple.
Fresh and organic.
Unexpectedly elegant.
Let me weave you a color tale.
Let me drop it all into place.
These things seem to move like magnets, they push and pull each other into position until there’s a comfortable, resting collection for the wearing. It’s been so wonderful and relaxing to work with these found bits and pieces…
GASP.
DROOL.
….sigh….
xx
Oh YES!
Loving you, plume pie.
Yikes– love, love, love these! I should be distracted by all that surrounds me right now, but here I am in London dreaming about colorful bits and bobs of handmade Idaho love. Hoping to latch onto an abalone bit at some point! Absolutely LOVELY work!
DIBS! Do we get to call dibs? Please?
hot damn girl you are prolific!
Such bold and colorful beasties.
I love the pottery piece – I've got a box in my studio titled 'broken plates' -people laugh – i think they are beautiful and shall make lovely new pieces of wonder some day.
Thanks for the inspiration.
xo
Thanks for these lovely comments, ladies!
Brandi: HA HA!!! Sorry!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
Quest: What? A whole BOX!!!??? Ooh la la. Ship some my way! x