silver wire and black diamond earrings I made recently.  It was a custom order and she will be wearing them in her upcoming wedding.  I designed these according to her preferences, then I fabricated them by forging and shaping the wire, soldering them together, setting the stones, and finally polishing them.

If you should find a rock that looks like this during your travels, pick it up. This is how silver grows naturally.  http://www.minfind.com/mineral-46474.html

Found while romping in the swamp

A tobacco pipe I made a while ago.  The bowl is made of padauk and was the first piece of wood I ever turned on a lathe.  The brass piece on the front actually holds your match box and leaves the sides exposed so you can strike your match and light it without having to hold both it and the pipe.

I borrowed a camera to go romping around in the swamp with.  I didn’t get as many shots as I wanted but that is what I need my own camera for.

Just completed this cuff style bracelet with cast bronze elements and carved walnut piece.  Turned out better than I expected.  The lady who commissioned it will like it I hope.

I have been working on this ring for an art trade with a friend and fellow metal-smith.  She wanted this gigantic lemon quartz set in it so I have been fighting with this prong setting most of the night.

Working on some silver hoop earrings

I have been working to simplify and streamline my designs recently.  This ring was the first move in that direction.  Rather than spending hours carefully planning in my sketchbook, I made the wax original for the ring from start to finish just before I had to invest my molds for casting.

A series of three brooches.  Each have a wasp nest and deer antler cabochon element.  Everyone that I share a studio space with knows how much I despise brooches, but it was a class assignment so I had to suffer threw making these.  I am pleased with how they turned out despite the fact that they are brooches :)