Captured Nature
I have been hiking around the West since I was old enough to walk. The photographs I take and jewelry I make are a record of my adventures.
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Joy, Utah
We collect all kinds of spectacular stones near the old ghost town of Joy. Yellow and purple opal, fossil-laden limestone, bacon striped agate and bright Topaz crystals are all found in the area.
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The entrance to Whaler’s Cove
This narrow passage opens into a sheltered cove at Point Lobos. Over a hundred years ago, whalers brought their catch into this anchorage to strip the blubber and boil the oil.
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Temple of the Sun and Temple of the Moon
At the heart of Cathedral Valley are the Temples of the Sun and Moon. The great explorer and politician John Fremont named many of the most evocative places in the West, including these.
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Dinosaur cliffs
The bare and colorful cliffs of Dinosaurland were once a steaming marsh filled with wildlife. We seldom find dinosaur bones, but when we do the location is sent to the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City so the professional paleontologists can excavate the animals that lived here over 100 million years ago. This is […]
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Waiting for the total eclipse at Bryce Canyon
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 […]
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Oaks and Aspens at the approach to Murdock Peak
South of Murdock Peak are the multitude of Park City ski runs. On the North side, we hike from my house to the summit once a year. In the autumn oaks burn golden before the aspens flash their yellow colors.
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]