Category: custom designs

  • Stormy day Musings

    Happy New Year Everyone! As I work on this draft, we are getting ready for a gale here on the coast of Washington State. It is just getting light outside, the yellow dot-to-dot of deck lights from the crabbing fleet glow across the horizon. In the relative calm before the storm I took  photos out […]

  • Custom Summer

    Custom Summer

      It has been a great summer spent close to home. Enjoying the easy living of warm temperatures, long hours of daylight, visits from friends and family, camp outs and back yard barbeques. Instead of setting up a booth at outdoor festivals this year, I have been keeping busy developing new designs and working on […]

  • Studio Time/Be-ing/Becoming

    Studio Time/Be-ing/Becoming

    It has been a few weeks since my last post. I have been working on designs that take much longer to realize, as they are based on ancient metal working techniques. The key word here is Process. Working in the long, pre- summer evenings, enjoying the endless shadows stretched across the tide flats outside my […]

  • Something Old and Something New

    Something Old and Something New

    photo by Marcy Merrill Wedding rings are a great example of jewelry with meaning. Chosen with care to represent both individuals and their union to each other, it is always a great honor for me to work with a couple to custom design the rings that will signify their commitment  and love. Recently I made […]