Studio notes and Musings

Stone Stories Part III: Rutilated Quartz
Romantically dubbed Angel hair, or Venus hair, I love rutilated quartz for the dramatic bursts of color within clear quartz. I also love how quartz, one of the most common...
Stone Stories Part III: Rutilated Quartz
Romantically dubbed Angel hair, or Venus hair, I love rutilated quartz for the dramatic bursts of color within clear quartz. I also love how quartz, one of the most common...

Stone Stories Part II: Chalcedony
Chalcedony can be found in a lot of colors, but I'm drawn to the soft blues and purples, such as Holley blue which is found in Oregon (and is more...
Stone Stories Part II: Chalcedony
Chalcedony can be found in a lot of colors, but I'm drawn to the soft blues and purples, such as Holley blue which is found in Oregon (and is more...

Stone Stories Part I: Agate
Agate has mesmerizing colors and patterns that I think are works of art in their own right. Even though this is a common stone, there's nothing typical about the ranges...
Stone Stories Part I: Agate
Agate has mesmerizing colors and patterns that I think are works of art in their own right. Even though this is a common stone, there's nothing typical about the ranges...

Flowers Captured in Time
I get a lot of questions about my jewelry designs centered around one particularly unusual stone. I love it when people pause and lean in for a closer look. I...
Flowers Captured in Time
I get a lot of questions about my jewelry designs centered around one particularly unusual stone. I love it when people pause and lean in for a closer look. I...

Sonoma Coast Collection
During a trip to visit family this past February we visited a beach that was formed from beautifully tumbled stones and I had to bring some home. Sifting through those...
Sonoma Coast Collection
During a trip to visit family this past February we visited a beach that was formed from beautifully tumbled stones and I had to bring some home. Sifting through those...

Quietly Beautiful Things
Coming Soon: a new collection of beach stone jewelry inspired by small wonders and the sea
Quietly Beautiful Things
Coming Soon: a new collection of beach stone jewelry inspired by small wonders and the sea