Visual Sonnet 1

oil pastel on paper

Winter 2008, new jewelry, about light

pendant in fluorite, aquamarine, afghani glass, topaz quartz and antique afghani silver

 

waterfall earrings of recycled african glass, topaz quartz, fluorite, antique afghani silverearrings of hand-polished aquamarine, white onyx, fluorite, antique afghani silver

smokey quartz, sterling, stainless steelearrings, topaz quartz , sterling, stainless steel fluorite earrings

topaz quartz, flourite earringssatellite earrings, sterling and fluorite

earrings in peridot and fluorite

Schools of the Future

tidal

tidalOriginally uploaded by lifeisart4original work, paint on paper

hypothesis

hypothesis

Originally uploaded by lifeisart4

original work, paint and painted transparent papers, on paper.

eco-art studio: experiments in design, materials, and re-purposing the common object

 

 

 

 

 

 

the new artspace

the new artspace at school is alive with innovation!  the students have been working on 3-d constructions made of a variety of packing materials.  each student created a small unit, and then all the units are being joined together to form one large construction that creeps along the wall like primordial fungi.

flourite

bracelet in hand-polished flourite and sterling silver. 

honoring my minimalist inclinations

my favorite quote by the architect of my favorite house:  less is more.  these pieces are in ancient glass or stone (peridot, herkimer diamond, flourite, lapis, natural aquamarine) from afghanistan. 

hand-pounded sterling bangle with herkimer diamonds.

herkimer diamond earrings on hand-made sterling wire.

hand-pounded sterling bangle with natural peridot nuggets

peridot nuggets on hand-made sterling wire

 long roman glass earrings, hand-made sterling wire

 roman glass pendant

roman glass on sterling wire

white onyx

bracelet of natural snow-white onyx on cable.