In May 2012 we experienced an incredibly rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse of the sun, where the black disk of the moon is fringed with brilliant fire from the sun. A couple of thousand people came from all over the world to witness this with us at the edge of Bryce Canyon in Utah.
Legend has it that these cliffs and hoodoos were first found by a settler looking for a lost cow. What a terrible place to lose livestock!
Bryce Canyon
Native American inspired Variscite pendant
The tomahawk and feather themes of Native American crafts are re-interpreted in this flowing Variscite pendant. The bronze colored spiderweb matrix is very rare, I have only found a handful of this stuff and it’s quite fragile. The piece is quite large, suitable for one of the ample women in my life.
Variscite from the Lucin ghost town
Over a hundred years ago, the Transcontinental Railroad stopped at a tiny town on the West side of the Great Salt Lake. The engine filled its boiler tank from the spring water here, and passengers got off to rest after the hot journey across the salt flats. The town is long gone, and most of […]
Mabe Pearl in Hammered Copper and Sterling
OK, not all of my stones come from Utah, this is a spectacular Mabe pearl from Tahiti. The setting creates a contrast between the smooth flowing natural form and the rough hammered and stippled metal.
Tin Can Flat Agate in Geometric Setting
The strong Modernist lines in many of my pieces come from my childhood training in mid-century art and architecture. The material for this piece comes from Tin Can Flat, near the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers. The “artifact” at this site is an enormous pile of rusted tin cans, left by the sheepherders […]
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