Cicadas and Wild Roses

AKA waiting for spring to come!  Ocean jasper and an antique bakelite cicada from 1920's France - here I am playing with combinations and asymmetry.  I love asymmetry, but asymmetrical pieces are hard to design.  This one took a lot of thought.  I'm still wondering if the clasp needs to be a bit bolder….yes I think it does!

Below is a custom piece just finished today.  The elements were chosen by my customer.  I love the prudent man agate! It's colors are somewhere between a canyon sunset and a pond full of algae.  Earthy.  Beautiful.

Winter in the City

This is the view from my studio at the Delavan Center.  It's really the best part of the studio - a huge window with lots of natural light and a view of the Niagara Mohawk building in the distance.  Today was a rare sunny day in the city, which has been deadly cold for the past few days.  Negative digits cold!
After a long and busy few weeks, I am back to creating new work.  I have some awesome pieces in progress!  I'm thinking about spring and getting my creative juices flowing again.  Stay tuned...