Fabricated Jewelry

Native American inspired Variscite pendant

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

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

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

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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