Fine Craft and Art Shows at Chautauqua July 11–13 & August 8 –10, 2025
We create one-of-a-kind jewelry out of natural seashells, gemstones, and pearls. The work is forged and fabricated out of 14k gold and sterling silver. Forging is the process of sculpting round wires with a hammer and anvil into distinctive forms. Once the wires are sculpted, the fabrication of the piece begins. The parts are soldered together with a torch to build the settings for the stones and shells. Often a design is not planned, but seems to "grow" as it is being built. This lends a spontaneous, fluid quality to many of the designs. Our work echoes the movements of these shells and the creatures that inhabit them. The designs themselves are all derived from the color and the geometry of the natural shells.