Lately I’ve been getting back into enamel and experimenting with new techniques. Enamel will stick to sterling silver if it’s depletion gilded. A process of heating the silver repeatedly to bring the pure fine silver to the surface. Having color…

Getting a request for black or gun-metal rings reminded me how much I love to heat-treat stainless steel! It’s been a long time since I used the treatment for chainmaille. Another fun aspect of this piece was that it was…

The high fantasy genre has always been a great source of inspiration for me. I love spellcasting mages and chainmaille armor, elves and elementals. Whether in books, games, or movies it doesn’t matter. Usually when this muse inspires my jewelry it’s…

These past few months have been a lot of fun. Almost my whole family has summer birthdays so I’ve been making gifts and other new jewelry. The heat in my garage studio is intense, but it can’t keep me away from the metal and the…

Stop Motion has always been fascinating to me. It’s especially cool when they’re done with tiny detailed scenes and props. I’ve tried my hand at a few in that style, but this one is just a series of sequential pictures taken…