Breastplate for a Granddaughter!
The strength of Steel in a breastplate. I recently sold one of my favorite pieces, the Breastplate, to a customer who bought it for her granddaughter. The grandmother thought her granddaughter needed something that symbolized strength and something that had a classy girly
Winner of the Artful Chef Competition!!!
Winner of the Artful Chef Competition…Team Mike Shethar and Victoria Ross Patti!!! We won with our Game of Thrones theme…four poster platter with food on spikes…..duck prosciutto and smoked melon hanging from a meat hook chandelier……a jeweled chalis….a sword and on-site copper foldformed napkin rings….I
Lucky Bird’s Nest
Summer is finally here and I’ve been spending quite a bit of time outside in the great outdoors. I’ve discovered a new bird’s nest on the outside of the shop and this inspired the research of superstitions and folklore’s about bird’s nests. Without going into
Mother’s Day Roses
Mother’s Day is next weekend and I found myself inspired to make long stemmed roses this weekend. I start with a 22 inch long round mild steel rod for the stem, I taper the top of the stem (hammer to a point) so I can
Necklace Photos
I am compelled to give a “shout out” to Anax Studios (www.anaxstudios.com) for a fine job of photography. I hired them to make professional photos of my new necklaces and they did a great job within a super quick timeline! You can find the necklaces
“Pavlovian Trainer” Metal Sculpture That Moves
I recently went to a local community college here in Colorado to see Ira Sherman talk about his eclectic art. Known more for his goldsmithing abilities (one of his gold corsage bracelets is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian), his passion lies in engineering