November pieces

So, these are some of the necklaces I have been working on this month....




This on is made from an antique door hinge....maybe its from a box though or something, I have no idea. When I saw it, it was about to be thrown away. I rescued it, and made it into one of my favorite pieces. The black and gold together is really cool, and the quartz keeps it from being too antique-y.



I like working with these old snuff bottles a lot. They have a rakish traveler vibe to them. This one is shaped like a fish, and hanging from a thick industrial chain. Raw metal drops give it more hutzpa.



This piece is really simple. Different metal spikes on a chain...I may do more to it, not sure....




This necklace has several awesome charms on it. A locket, a filigree jug, an ax, moss agate, and a spike are all represented. Like a jumble of random, and confused heirlooms on a wayward chain.

New Pieces

Made some new pieces over the past two weeks....

This one is all sterling silver, made of basically three men's bracelets, and a silver claw pendant.



This one is made of two sterling chains, with feather charms, and one bottle pendant, and one pendant with quartz and garnet.



This one is made of a vintage rhinestone brooch (missing some stones, but that makes it cooler), chains, and a jeweled sword charm.




This one I made by taking apart a vintage carnelian belt.



This multi-strand has an amazing focal pendant.

Fall/Winter inspiration board

Here some things I'm really feeling right now, that are influencing what textiles and pieces I source, what I want to make, and what I want to dress like. The central theme to all of this, is texture.

I'm really into panne velvet, I have a few pieces, and I'm always looking for more, especially the really old stuff.


These 1920's wrap things would be awesome as coats, over jeans.

The texture is really lush, and fancy, but it could look very rock and roll too...

This piece is cool, because of the lace. Its super old, but has a cool, timeless vibe.

Another thing right now I'm really into, is woven leather...

This bag is freakin' awesome. Woven leather can look super bohemian, European, classic, and kind of Americana, all at once.



On shoes, it seems super confortable, because it really allows the feet to breathe.

I have always been, and always will be: really into Edwardian (Pre WWI) lace. I'm not knocking Victorian, or 1920's either, its all rad!


That super feminine vibe would look great mixed with either vintage army, or work wear....

Images were taken from ebay, and google. All these items are old as hell, older than me for sure...that makes them cooler than me too.

Yosemite

Words can't really express how awesome it is...so I'm just going to put up some photos.....








Dude, I was freakin' THERE....

Jeweled scarf

I have been working on this for a while. A vintage gauze cotton and lurex thread scarf, with silver/semi-precious stone charms all over. Like a cross between a scarf and a necklace.

I attached the charms with a jump ring AND thread, so they're secure.

theres tigers eye, amber, garnet, and others...

LA lady

So, I recently took a trip out to LA to visit my sister. I hadnt been to Cali in a long time, not since my days playing with Lee "Scratch" Perry. This was also the first vacation I had taken in years. I had been on the road so much, that I was never able to travel just for the hell of it. Now I finally can, and its awesome.

A real rainbow over West Hollywood

There's a lot of this pretty/seedy architecture...I love it....




So, my favorite band (well, one of them) Oingo Boingo was from LA, and this is a guitar, dedicated to when they play the sunset music festival in 1987. I just stumbled upon it on my way to coffee bean. Like, Boingo is on the radio regularly in LA....its awesome....

gorgeous sky

more rad architecture






My sister scored us free tickets to see Sonic Youth at the Hollywood bowl....it was awesome.

Ok, so, there is this AMAZING museum/art installation/oddities collection called the Museum of Jurassic Technology. I don't really know how to explain it, but here are some cool images from it. Above is a miniature of a baroque theater set.

The illustrious canine Saint Christopher

Mice on toast. (yeah, you heard me....)




Athanasius Kircher: The World is Bound With Secret Knots (I have no idea....)

Portrait of Likka, the Russian space dog....
To sum up....
"Like a coat of two colors, the Museum serves dual functions. On the one hand the Museum provides the academic community with a specialized repository of relics and artifacts from the Lower Jurassic, with an emphasis on those that demonstrate unusual or curious technological qualities. On the other hand the Museum serves the general public by providing the visitor a hands-on experience of "life in the Jurassic"...."

I don't really know what any of it meant, but it was freakin rad


Random cool Day of the Dead art....

Runyon Canyon


Venice beach grossed me out....but the buildings were gorgeous. I wondered how beautiful it would be if NO ONE WAS THERE.....



Some crazy band in Silver Lake....they were pretty cool.....

All and all, I had an awesome time. Stay tuned for a Yosemite blog and a SanFran blog.....