January Jewelry

Ok, Its been a WHILE since I've posted. Thats becuase I've been working on actually making things, listing them on ETSY and getting my jewelry into stores. I now am in two, Bond 7/Selima Optique in Soho, and Eponymy in Park Slope! Here's some of my new pieces...



This one is made from a wall fixture! It had a hook in it, like, to hang your keys on. I ripped it off, and drilled it...added this big beautiful polished quartz!

I love the patterns in it...




This piece is made from a vintage brooch. The sky blue rhinestones are what reall won me over.

I added delicate chain fringe, and this cool brass feather!




This piece is made from a museum gift shop pin. It has several Noh masks in a cluster. I love how haunting and beautiful those masks are, and the whole theater concept. I hung a polished quartz orb from it...

Awesome faces!




Vintage sterling spoon handle, and intaglio connecting piece!




Vintage sterling earring, labdorite, and peridot pendant.



Beautiful Israeli turquoise piece with southwestern feather charms. The whole thing looks native american, but its a mix of cultures for sure.



Lovely sterling and aquamarine pendant....




Art nouveau face and amber.



Sooooo, I've been really into messing with vintage silverware!!! These were FORK TINES!!! They look like badass silver tusks. I rip them off the fork, file them smooth, and drill them by hand! It takes a while....



Here's a sterling pair, with chain.



Sterling Spoon HANDLES!!! I love the mid-century looking shape.



Jeweled birds with goldtone spikes!



Tribal earrings with black fringe.


There will be a lot more coming....more silver ware re-purposed, and some pieces with turquoise beads!!!!

Snarky Puppy Recording Session

Bass+drums+three guitars+four keyboardists/organists+four horns+three percussionsists+full string section+camera crew+ live studio audience= awesomeness



















I was lucky enough last week to see my friends, Snarky Puppy, record their album in this big beautiful studio they basically built to record 20 musicians, and hold a live studio audience. Over the course of three days and 6 sets, they made their album. I went Wednesday, set II, and took some pictures.

December pieces

Awwww man, I have been making jewelry like crazy. I've been super inspired...listening to amazing music, and rocking the pliers/drill/file HARD! Here's what I've been up to so far....




This piece has a medallion from a Fraternal order called the Odd Fellows, a Figa (Afro-Brazilian amulet of protection) and a vintage pendant with a purple glass stone. All together a pretty rad talisman.




Now, I think this brass piece in this necklace if for like, found stray dogs in a shelter or something....I'm not sure. I added chains and vintage rhinestones.





I have had this locket for about TEN YEARS! I put it of vintage crystal rosary beads. Its time to let it go....





Vintage sterling Mexican collar necklaces with quartz and vintage sterling chain fringe...badass.




A vintage Zuni box top I bent and shaped into a medallion. LOVE that huge green turquoise!





Vintage sterling art nouveau locket with carnelian shoe clip and sterling chain. Modern-day
heirloom.





Another multi-charm. Hand, quartz with garnet, and a tree of life.





A beautiful quartz stone pendant with looong chain fringe. I originally made this for myself, but realized I have waaaay too much jewelry.





Vintage rhinstones and kinda Danish-modern looking chain necklace. Together the look is very rock and roll.


Made from a vintage earring and chain...




Vintage Middle-Eastern beads with rose quartz on red silk ribbon...took a while to make...one of my absolute favorites!

November pieces

I haven't been mad prolific lately. I was on tour with Underground System Afrobeat for about a week and a half of this month (AMAZING TIME...pic/blog coming soon)
Here are some pieces I made beforehand though....


An awesome silver tone snake with large crystal, on chains.


The chains and the snake were taken from a vintage belt.



This awesome ethnic piece was taken from an earring.


Probably middle-eastern. Its mad heavy....I'm not sure how it was supposed to hang from someones EAR.



I drilled an alpaca barrette, and hung chains from it. I also tore the mechanism off from the back.



I like how primitive it looks...



Leather scrapped from the remnants of cutoffs I made. I added a piece of agate stone, and thin chains.



This piece reminds me of Erykah Badu.


I'll get crackin on more pieces this month....keep an eye out!