Announcing: Hand-crafted Jewelry by Things of this Nature

The studio has been buzzing with creativity as I have been finishing up my first line of jewelry, which is now listed on ETSY, with more coming. Go have a look.

These pieces are such a natural extension of my work - as I am finally able to actually build these tiny little worlds of nature into something tangible and fully dimensional. Each one is completely hand-crafted. Tiny sculptures. 

There's something so personal about jewelry, and I know I love the idea of carrying these tiny treasures around my neck, and I hope you will too!

For now, I am offering pendants in 2 sizes. A small dime-sized one, and another about the size of a quarter.

The Month of May and now, summer

There's been lots going on since I was laid off earlier this spring. It's about time to catch up.

Some of it has been domestic in nature, such as painting rooms and doing small home improvement projects. Our home has plenty of those to tend to. I've also gotten much more serious about making jewelry. I bought a kiln and other tools and supplies. I am hoping that in the next 2 weeks I will be ready to launch and share all of it with you. I thought about sharing some works-in-progress, but decided a big ta-da would be fun.

Here's a few pictures from around and lately...

Lovely packing and cup from Eri, purchase at the Little Italy Art Fair

Yummy lemon caper dish from Saveur

Visual treasures at the Athenaeum Arts and Music Library

Painting I've been working on for a friend's album cover.

Puzzle time with my mother-in-law. Unexpectedly fun!