I plan to FINALLY offer my wapiti ring in sizes 6,7,8,9,10 in the near future. I will offer this ring for at least a full year in my online shop. I’m fine tuning the design right now and look forward to the official launch.

May the mountain rise up to meet you!

+Of The West+

I played a little in the studio yesterday, in-between other projects I’m working on, and out popped this necklace. I haven’t made a hollow form in a long while and I like how this one turned out. One running horse, a suggestion of rugged country, a trio of crosses, and a burly, opera length chain. I’ll list this piece in my shop next week along with a few other one of a kind pieces!

Here are two big heirloom pieces I finished this week. A Sage Runner Necklace featuring a beautiful cut of Deschutes Jasper out of Oregon and a Wild Horse Necklace featuring Wild Horse Picture Jasper out of the beautiful Owyhees. I’m going to try to list these pieces in my shop early next week. On a completely unrelated topic, I am always amazed by the amount of mercy, kindness, and care you show me and each other. Thank you for bearing with me and lifting me up on a regular basis — for taking the time to comment and message me and email me. For checking in from time to time and for simply being nice people. I feel so lucky to have such an amazing following. You all astound me on a regular basis and I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you for being here.

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One more round of Shine Necklaces with American turquoises and variscite bound for my shop shelves around 4pm (MST) today.

+Of The West+

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Here’s a quirky little narrative piece I whipped up in the studio today — inspired by a very rattlesnake-y ride I took on Hawk last summer right around this time. I finished a journal/sketchbook last week and while flipping through the tattered pages I came across this design idea I had roughly sketched up last summer and I said to myself, “I’m going to make this next week.” So I did.

What is depicted in this piece is basically what happened on that ride. We were headed out to Echo Canyon and a rattler had slithered out of a sagebrush and was laying in the warm red dust of a BLM two-track. It never rattled. We saw it only as we came upon it and Hawk launched himself over it like an Irish Sport Horse. I should have been horrified but I found myself laughing hysterically when we landed and we loped off toward the sun. It was a great night and a great ride.

This is a fun, one of a kind piece and it will be available in my shop later this week.

+Of The West+