Metalwork
JEWELRY & SCULPTURE | EARLY CLOISONNÉ JEWELRY
Berkeley bracelet, fine and sterling silver, enamel. 1 1/4” x 6”.
Included in the 2003 exhibition, “Hidden Passions, Metalwork by Women Artists from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hawai’i,” at the East-West Center gallery, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Square blue figure, brooch, gold bi-metal, 18K gold, sterling silver, enamel, tourmaline, 2”x2 1/4
A character in motion assembled from simple elements.
Orange circle ring, silver and enamel, 1”x1 1/8”
Target motif supported by a forged ring shaft.
Available, $600
Poem rings, 24k gold, sterling silver, enamel, ¼” x 1”.
Simple enameled band rings with words written in fine gold wire. The green one is the first line of a poem written in grade school by my son, “I started the year from a summer.” The other is a quote from a conversation with my grandmother.
Sheltering figure, wood, fiber, colored pencil. 4” x 14”
One in a series of abstract wooden figures sheltered in a simple environment.
Niobium and wire brooch, sterling silver, anodized niobium. 3”
Colored niobium sequins moveable along a curving wire.
Zigzag gold bracelet, 22k bi-metal,18k gold, 5/8” x 6”
The construction of this bracelet was inspired by a workshop given by the Italian master jeweler, Giampaolo Babetto. The material is 22k bi-metal created by fusing a thin layer of gold to sterling silver.
Guardian, brooch, sterling silver, 24k gold, lapis, shell, pearls, 5”
A figure in the form of a spear holding a serrated shield.
Angel, brooch, 22k bi-metal, silver, enamel, 5”
In memory of a pink cardboard angel made in the first grade.
Gold dots, brooch, 24k and 18k gold, amethyst, enamel, 1 1/2”
Flattened droplets of fine gold soldered to the surface of a gold disc.
My mother in a red chair drinking coffee, 24k and 18k gold, sterling silver, enamel, 1”x1 1/4”
A portrait in cloisonné enamel.
Starburst earrings, 24k and 18k gold, 3/4”
Inspired by the game of Jacks.
Blue spiral, brooch, fine silver, enamel and sterling silver, 1 1/2”
Ocean wave or octopus tentacle? A reminder of the sea.
Papa sua, wood, wire, paint, colored pencil, 5”x11”
“Papa sua” is a phrase from a Solomon Island language that refers to carrying a child in a cloth sling.
Pink stone ring, sterling silver, strawberry quartz
Simple bezel setting on a forged ring shaft.
Available, $400
Young woman, pendant, 24k and 18k gold, sterling silver, 3/4”x1”
A portrait in cloisonné enamel.
St. Geoffrey, pendant sterling silver, enamel, 1x 2”
A humorous portrait of my husband the anthropologist, inspired by Byzantine cloisonné enamels.
Cathy’s Ring, sterling silver, onyx, 3/4”x1 1/8”
Overlapping geometric forms fashioned in square silver wire.
rue Madame bracelet, silver. height, 2 1/4”
Inspired by a Parisian balustrade.
Rock Figure, wood, fiber paint, colored Pencil, 4”x14”
One in a series of abstract wooden figures sheltered in a simple environment.
Kinetic Niobium Brooch, silver, anodized niobium. 4”
Inspired by the small mobile sculptures of Alexander Calder.
Worry, 24k gold, silver, enamel, 7”
This self-portrait as a worried mother was included in the show, “Metamorphosis: Jewelry and Sculpture,” at Koa Gallery in Honolulu.
Male face, 22k gold bi-metal, sterling silver, 3/4”x1 1/2”
Embossed and riveted gold and silver pendant.
Available, $400
Red and Green earrings, 18k gold, garnet , chrysoprase, Window, 22k gold bi-metal, sterling silver, 3/4”x1 1/4”
Featured in a holiday exhibition at the Works Gallery in Philadelphia.
Warrior brooch, sterling silver, onyx, garnet, tourmaline, 6”
A protective figure in the form of a spear with a serrated shield.
White circle/square ring, sterling silver, bone, 1”
Inspired by a workshop with Alan Revere at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco.
Pink and Blue Figures, brooches, silver, gold, enamel, each about 6”
The blue figure was included in an article in Metalsmith magazine.
Candelabra, bronze, steel, gold leaf, 8”x 20”
A figure assembled from found objects and cast bronze elements.
Silver Repoussé pendant, sterling silver, enamel, 1 1/2”x2”
Repoussé and enamel floral composition.
Bubble gum, pendant, sterling silver, 14k gold wire, amethyst, 7/8”x 1 1/2”
Embossed face blowing a bubble, riveted to textured silver.
Available, $400
Wire link bracelet, sterling silver, 1”x6”
A system of forged silver wire with hinged links.
Raised vase with cutouts, sterling silver, 5”x7”
Created during a workshop hosted at the University of Hawai’i by the Hawai'i Craftsmen organization.
Rat pin, sterling silver, 2 1/4”x 3 1/2”
Inspired by a rat who taunted us from the rafters of our house in the Solomon Islands. Repoussé technique learned from Valentine Yotkov at his school in Brooklyn, New York.
Window, 22k gold bi-metal, sterling silver, 3/4”x1 1/4”
Embossed gold and silver pendant, included in the group exhibition, “Metalmorphosis: Jewelry and Sculpture,” at Koa Gallery in Honolulu.
Orange wire ring, sterling silver, tangerine chalcedony, 1”
Overlapping geometric forms fashioned in square silver wire.
Available, $350
Silver chain, sterling silver. 1/4”x 18”