If You Need Me Just Whistle
Stock Number: N2020
Size: approximately .75 inches in diameter (20cm)
Materials: Sterling Silver
Price: $50.
I don't even remember when I first learned how to whistle with the cap of an acorn. Because the sound is so loud this is a great piece of survival know-how, that is, if you happen to get lost in the woods, and there just happen to be oak trees around! Maybe a better plan is just wear a sterling one on a leather cord around your neck. You might want to give this to someone special and like Lauren Bacall asked Humphrey Bogart, "You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together - and blow."
Penny for Your Thoughts Pendant
Stock Number: N2009
Size: 1 inch in diameter, (25mm)
Materials: Copper, sterling silver and brass.
Price: $25.
During yoga we are reminded to breathe and focus. I will admit there are classes when I have a hard time getting past the bombardment of daily minutia and just being in the moment. When I do manage to find focus and balance the most amazing things happen. These pendents are a token reminder to let your best instincts guide you. Each soldered copper pendant has an inspirational word on the front, with a relevant quote on the back. All pieces are signed. These are strung on a 28 inch leather cord, sterling chains are available at an additional cost
Jasper Pear Necklace
Stock Number: N2007
Size: 18 inches long , (354mm)
Materials: Sterling silver and jasper
Price: $175.
This is a one-of-a-kind necklace. I can't help buy stones that limit me in this way when they are as beautiful as this one is, with its tiny serene landscape. It reminds me of those hazy distant landscapes that were often behind some of the Madonna paintings by Leonardo DaVinci. The chain attaches with two tiny clasps at the front of the necklace that are most often associated with watch fobs. This addresses one of my pet peeves, lovely necklaces with boring clasps at the back of your neck, as if no one ever sees you from behind.
Throw of the Dice Necklace
Stock Number: N2019
Size: 15 inches x 3/8 inches. (1cm x 37.5 cm)
Materials: Precious Metal Clay, polymer clay, sterling silver
Price: $600.
This flattering necklace lies at the base of the neck, and the free spinning square beads twist to display a constantly changing view of either the PMC exterior or the polymer cane inside. The PMC toggle clasp is a perfect finishing touch. Each bead is individually handcrafted so no two are ever alike. Be sure to measure your neck to insure proper fit, the indicated size can be increased or decreased. Do you have some special colors you would prefer in the polymer? Let me know and we can create a necklace that is just for you. Bracelets are also available.
Twist
and Shout Necklace
Stock Number: N2018
Size: 20 inches long and 1 inch wide, (510mm
x 26mm)
Materials: Beer caps, assorted beads,
twine, sterling silver
Price: $200.
For years friends have brought over interesting microbrews
I have never heard of, and the caps are just too pretty
to throw away. It had to happen sooner or later, the
basket of interesting beer caps was finally overflowing.
The first exhibition necklace is a political statement
that contains survival gear, and the beer cap beads
suggest that our teetotaling president is going to drive
us all to drink. Once I got that out of my system, I
wanted a series that is just about summer fun. Lightweight
and extremely comfortable to wear this is just the accessory
for your next backyard party, summer concert, or dining
at your favorite sidewalk café.
Ceremonial
Collar
Stock Number: SOLD
Size: 20 inches long (51cm)
Materials: Precious Metal Clay, stone
and glass beads, copper, tigereye.
Price: $150.
This
necklace, along with three other one-of-a-kind necklaces,
will be on display and for sale at the Genesee Pottery
Instructor’s Exhibit, opening September 12th,
6-8 p.m. and running through the 27th. (713 Monroe Avenue,
Rochester, NY.) All these necklaces have PMC elements
and some of them have porcelain and terra cotta beads,
(made back when I was still a potter!) secret messages,
antique glass beads, and bezel set stones. All necklaces
are meant to be worn as collars, around the base of
the throat or turtleneck. The piece pictured here has
hanging elements all the way around, enhancing the back
of your neck as well as the front.
Poetry
Box Necklace
Stock
Number: N2013
Size: Pendant 3.5 inches long, necklace 16 inches
long.
Materials: Sterling silver, PMC, hand-cut jasper,
citrine and black onyx
Price: $600.
This
one-of-a-kind necklace is a favorite of mine. I enjoy
things that are mysterious and private. The fabricated
hollow sterling "box" holds a tiny scroll of
paper with a poem inside. The back of the box is heavily
patterned, PMC beads give lush weight and texture, and
hand-cut jasper evokes imaginary landscapes. The citrine
bezel set on the sides of the box catch light in unexpected
ways. Stones vary from one piece to the next. Poems are
chosen by each individual. The accompanying gift box contains
a copy of the poem hidden inside the necklace.
Navigating
Towards the Shores of Happiness Necklace
Stock
Number: N2016
Size: 2.75 inches (7 cm) long x 1 inch (2.5 cm)
wide x .25 inches (8 mm) deep
Materials: Copper
Price: $100.
I'm
not much of a boater, but I realized that the boat as
a metaphor is extremely pleasing to me, as is evident
by the old boat prints, wooden boat toys and models I
have collected over the years. In yoga class we do meditations
that remind us to keep happiness and abundance of spirit
on the horizon. I have learned over the years that if
you steer straight at something, it's hard to miss it.
These copper vessels are hollow construction and completely
hand-fabricated. (That's six separate pieces of copper,
and nine soldering procedures.) They are heavily patinated
and have holes in the front hull to accept the leather
cord.
Walk
in the Park Necklace
Stock
Number: N2015
Size: 18 inches long (45cm), center beads 1 inch
(2.5 cm) in diameter
Materials: Silver Precious Metal Clay and polymer
clay
Price: $600.
Sometimes
a wonderful moment needs to be captured. I often make
pieces that are like stop-action photography. A simple
phrase can evoke the nuance and expression of an experience.
These necklaces, though alike in concept, are all a little
different, which is one of the joys and strengths of working
with precious metal clay. Each necklace has slightly different
beads in the back, colors and shapes in the polymer evolve
too. The best part, the little "story" on the
nine front beads is unique to each necklace. (This one
says "fall on the ground and stare at the sky")
The front beads can be arranged to show the polymer side
or the precious metal clay side, and the one-of-a-kind
toggle clasps are handmade in precious metal clay.
Cracked
Earth Pendants
Stock
Number: N2012
Size:
20 inches (60cm) long.
Price: $175.
Well
Rochester is not in the desert, but in August it often
feels like it. The days are hot, the nights never really
cool down, and watering the garden becomes an exercise
in futility. But if you have ever been to the desert,
you know the dried, cracked earth has a beauty of its
own. These jasper, hand selected in Tucson, remind
me of that beauty. Each jasper is bezel set in sterling
silver and hangs from an 18 inch patinated sterling
silver rolo chain. Each necklace is one-of-a-kind.
This is a limited edition.
Beachcombing
Necklace
Stock
Number: N2011
Size:
24 inches (60cm) long
Price: $600.
A
walk on the beach is a great way to let my mind wander.
When I need to think I have the good fortune of being
a mere four miles straight up the road to one of our Great
Lakes. The rewards of beach ruminations are many. There
is the soothing response of the waves, the feel of sand
beneath my feet, and wonderful treasures filling my pockets.
The physical testimony to those mental journeys is in
these one-of-a-kind necklaces. Beach glass, shells and,
sand-polished stones, all bezel set in sterling silver
with a hand-made toggle clasp. Each necklace is one of
a kind.
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