For these blossoms, I used “marriage-of-metal” to fuse copper on the edges of the silver petals. The inspiration comes from Dogwood blossoms in late spring, as the edges turn from white to light reddish brown. The flowers are beautiful 6x8mm faceted peridot green stones.

This imaginary flower invokes a desert succulent. Being imaginary, the flower can feature a center of any color. In this case, it is a 6mm round amethyst.

The pendant features beautiful orange-colored padparadscha stones. Padparadscha is a sapphire, but orange in color rather than the more conventional sapphire blue. Although these are lab-created, padparadscha occurs in nature and is mined.

The stones are padparadscha (orange), cubic zirconia (yellow) and peridot (green).

This pendant has an old-fashion look. The stone is a large lapis cabochon and is surrounded by silver balls.

This pendent, with an old fashion look, contains a large Lapis Lazuli stone in brilliant blue. In this case, the balls are made of 14kt gold and the bail, attaching the pendant to the necklace, is also in gold. The backing is thick, and made with jeweler’s brass. It is so thick, if this was 14kt gold, it would add $500 onto the cost of the piece, all for a back that is not seen.

The stone is a large pear-shaped cubic zirconia. The twisted wire has two strands of silver wire and one of copper wire, giving it a “golden” appearance. The chain is a silver wheat chain. The hook and clasps are handmade.

The twisted wire in silver and copper provides, I think, an old-fashion look.

A collaboration with a colleague and superb enamelist at the Artisans Asylum, Barbara Marder. The enamel piece is set on a silver back and the stone is a pink tourmaline.

This is another enamel piece from Barbara Marder at the Artisans Asylum with a large Kunzite gemstone accent. The pendant is sterling silver.

The design suggests a Lilly blossom and features an 8mm manmade padparadscha, an orange-tinged sapphire. Natural padparadscha are very rare, and very expensive. They can be tinged pink or orange. Although manmade, the stone is a genuine sapphire by composition.

This dramatic floral pendant features a large orange sapphire, or padparadscha.

This pendant uses the same ‘Leaves’ design as was done in bracelets and earrings. The toggle clasp is handmade and has two catches at 18” and 20”.

The wheat design is an intaglio. The design is cut out of one sheet of silver, fused to a second sheet from the back, oxidized black and then the surface sanded and polished back to silver.

An intaglio depicting blindfolded Justice and her scales. The pendant was a gift to a newly appointed Judge..

The metal in this case is Argentium Sterling Silver. The martini glass is fused onto the back, which is then patinated to darken it and highlight the polished silver of the glass. The stone is a 6mm peridot (the olive of course). The stirrer is brass, which looks bright yellow in real-life.

In this pendant, the oval surround is a marriage-of-metal using brass and silver

The design uses silver, copper and brass fused to a silver back, which is oxidized (patinated) to darken the sky. The necklace was beaded by my daughter, Liz.

These pendants are constructed with silver, fashioned into a pear-shaped design. The stones are also pear-shaped and are carnelian (a brown-colored quartz), amethyst, and turquoise on the right.

This collection features pear-shaped cubic zirconia set in a pendant with a matching pair of earrings. The pieces are accented with twisted wires of silver and gold around each stone setting.

The stones are all peridot cabochons, each 9 X 7mm. Around the stone settings are round beads of sterling silver. The cuff bracelet also features an intaglio of leaves and branches extending up each side of the cuff.