lime wisps earrings

oh what a busy month it has been! all the bustle of preparing to move hasn't left much time to create work... however i have still found a little time, for this is what keeps me sane! this fun pair of earrings are made of lime enamel over copper, then etched, drawn upon and fired again. tension set in sterling silver frames.

lovely wisps, based on a wheat-like weed i picked up long ago, with the most gorgeous form. 

precious inspiration, free of charge.

insane potential

 

this leaf called to me one sunny phoenix day on the golf course with my good friend. (the one day a year it happens!) that fine day, i carefully kept track of it, as i would any precious object i stumble upon. after holding onto it for a whole year, unsure of its permanent home, it is now to be housed in this forged silver frame, re-purposed from past projects. it will become a great piece very very soon, the beautiful skeleton and veins encapsulated in resin to be adored in this fragile state for many years to come. gorgeous!

this is lasting love...

two weekends ago in picacho peak state park in southern arizona, i took time to stop at the park and soak up the lovely wildflowers and breezy sunny day. i came across this lovely pair of entangled saguaros. when i observed this scene, it really just took my breath away. this pair of cactus has such a beautiful, long relationship. their intertwining spans long over a century and they have chosen a most magnificent location for their love affair. they silently inspire me to be more like them.