blue agate beauty

Finished a ring for the lovely Sadie Rose this weekend. Took a few liberties and challenges within the venture including the three prong hammered band. Learned even more about the heat properties of solder, and how to finish an asymmetrical square stone. Because trading is infinitely more fun than dealing with dollars, in turn, she's sending me a box of goodies from her treasure trove of vintage, seen here in her recently transformed etsy shop: SADIE DELUXE.

beginnings.

I hope it fits!! xoxoxoxox.

Coastal Snapshots

The collection is suddenly huge and growing by the week. To get myself psyched for a one hour meeting in Newport (read: 3.5 hour drive) on Friday (read: from 4-5 pm), thought I'd post a couple of my favorites from a recent trip to Florence.

Co-worker Dave to the top right.

mmmmm, I'm gonna eat you

Port of Florence. Only one charter boat here.

This was one of the June days when the heat wave hit Portland, which means afternoon fog and chill on the coast.

Bought tuna from this salty character. Tuna season had started that week in mid June and the nearshore waters were so cold that this guy caught this tuna over 100 nautical miles off the coast. There was cigarette ash in our tuna. Love it.

Harbor Seal Victory!

Glory of Music

Just to ground myself, I must share with you the concert tickets that are currently in my pocket:

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
Scissor Sisters
Rufus Wainwright, with the Portland Symphony
Local Natives (maaaybe)
Black Keys
Dirty Projectors
Arcade Fire

All in the next two months! Potential to explode, for sure.

I leave you with a new tune from the band, Drummer, started by the drummer of the Black Keys and comprised of drummers from assorted bands, all picking up new instruments this time around.

Hot Damn

Pardon the French, but hot damn. Check out these cuffs made by Canadian cutie, Love at First Blush. These beauties come to us from Montreal and won't leave my mind anytime soon.

Sevan Bicakci

When I think of jewelry, I like to think BIG and BOLD. Check out the work of Sevan Bicakci, a Turkish jeweler extraordinaire. I love his use of mixed metals and that he uses diamonds but doesn't let them overshadow the raw color of the gemstones. Now this is what I'm screamin':


Apparently you can find his work in NYC, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, but his largest collection is displayed at Dubai-Wafi Mall and at the W Hotel in Istanbul.

pursuit of happiness

july earrings. FOR SALE!

Made with bare necklines and summer skin tint in mind. Also, made in the home studio which means no torch, no soldering, and pliers from an old tool box that have since been replaced. Time for new tools.

river stone with an edge: style reminds me of a pair of earrings i own and am in love with, originally a gift from Sadie Rose. $22


damn disco: get your purse, we're going out. $18

























the eleanor: based on an earring I made last winter that convinced a friend to get her ears pierced at 24. $24