Jewelry Gallery

Some of my handiwork in silver and semiprecious stones.

Metalworking and jewelry-making can be rewarding when the results turn out as one imagined. There is a definite sequence to follow when combining silver wire, sheet, and other elements such as semiprecious stones.

It's important to remember that "What can be made can be unmade," (at least in most cases) so some less fortunate pieces can be salvaged to recycle or remake. Unfortunately, I have had to stop making jewelry as a tremor has made it difficult to work with small parts.

Flashy Blue Labradorite set in sterling silver with sterling silver chain.

Fine .999 silver teacup ring with Alexandrite

Labradorite ring with twist in sterling silver

Beach-themed Larimar set with fine .999 silver shells and starfish along with Larimar beads, freshwater pearls, and aquamarine beads

Autumn forest-themed .999 fine silver pendant with Tiger's eye, hematite, and obsidian beads

White moonstone and sterling silver ring

Silver-blue mabé pearl with .999 fine silver adornments

Chrysocolla and sterling silver bola tie

Simple solitaire ring in sterling silver and Topaz.

Tiger's eye ring with twist in sterling silver ring

Chrysocolla and .999 fine silver pendant

Fancy fresh-water pearls and sterling silver rings

Garnet and sterling silver ring


Lewisville, TX 75077, US

Later in life than I should have, I began to study areas of the visual arts. My training has been self-directed through independent study, online learning, and in-person classes and workshops in the arts community of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. 

To get an overview of the field, I completed MoMA's Modern and Contemporary Art and Design online certificate and spent time learning to draw, paint, do photography and graphic design; then metalworking and jewelry-making as well as 3D design and printing technologies.

Currently, I am primarily painting on silk scarves with fiber reactive dyes although I used silk paints in my earlier works. Another endeavor has been crafting small items such as wallets and notebook covers from vegetable tanned leather.