YOJ 2004 Week 19

The theme this week is In memory of... I had in mind a project for this theme, but didn't have time to execute it. I will probably work on it and post it next week.
So here is a piece I worked on yesterday: based on the Orange Candy Carnelian Bangle, this matching necklace with Angel Skin coral, carnelian and chalcedony.

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Candy Carnelian "Y" Necklace

YOJ 2004 Week 18

This pendant measures only 1.5 inches high and was made for a very special commission: the 70th birthday of a woman who loves sailing, photography, music, the ocean and bird watching. At first I thought that combining all these different loves in an organic-looking pendant would be quite challenging given the size of the piece (the request was to keep it under 1 3/4" high), but eventually the composition worked itself out. The pendant can also be used as a pin.


Charlotte's Loves pin/pendant: sterling silver and clouded aquamarines.

YOJ 2004 Week 17

Another marine-theme bracelet... This one is derived from the Underwater relic pendant created a couple of weeks ago (see below). I like the way it looks very organic -- the various tiny beads almost look like barnacles (small crustaceans which attach to submerged surfaces) -- and not symmetrical as most of my pieces are. Little critters continue to crawl all over my bracelets... a dolphin, a shark, a lobster, a sea -horse and the tiniest sea turtle.

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Marine Relic Bangle

The bangle was constructed with sterling silver, organic-looking aquamarine nuggets and green garnets.

YOJ 2004 Week 16

"Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet… ".

My mother loves tea and teapots. When I got these hard-to-find faceted lemon quartz beads, I immediately made a note-to-self to create a tea themed piece. It took me some time to find the right charms with little teapots, and the centerpiece which is the tinniest 3 -dimensional tea set, complete with sugar bowl and creamer.

Lemon Tea Bangle

The bangle was constructed with sterling silver, lemon quartz beads, jade and green garnet beads. To attach the tea set, I had to make holes in it with the smallest of drill bits.

YOJ 2004 Week 15

Under the Sea: finally a theme that I can fit into!!!! These pendants were made for a commission - the client wanted something resembling an underwater relic, found from a lost Atlantis-type civilization. He ended up choosing the larger one (right). The smaller one was made a few weeks ago, but I thought I'd show the comparison.

Top units show inches, the bottom units show centimeters. The stones are crackled quartz and amazonite, all from Brazil.