1″ x 1″, glass
The air smells like fall and I’ve had to put on two sweaters, so I can’t pretend anymore that it’ll warm up soon. I gathered together some of the dark gold tiles that I used for falling leaves pendant a couple years ago and added smalti and dichroic glass to capture the colors of the late-blooming flowers and the leaves starting to wither and turn brown.
.5″ x 2″, dichroic glass
We went to a Riverfest celebration this weekend. There was music, and then as it got dark there were fireworks over the water. The display was beautiful, but it was even more beautiful to see the kids enjoying it. This pendant, made with dichroic glass, reminds me of the fireworks reflecting on the ripples in the water.
.5″ x 2″, found objects
It’s happening so often now that I realize there’s something from my childhood that my kids have never heard of. Boomboxes, tapes, Baskin Robbins…and as things become obsolete they have a new value. Not a practical one, but a nostalgic one. I was at a yard sale this weekend and someone was selling a few pairs of cufflinks. When I bought one she was thrilled, saying “I’m so glad someone still wears cufflinks!”. But no one does in this household. The front and the back of the cufflink both found their way into this pendant. I gave them a new lease on life, and the necklace can be an intergenerational conversation-starter.
1″ x 1.5″, glass and found objects
It’s hard to think about anything that’s not a donut when I hear the words honey-dipped, but this week is Rosh Hashanah, the jewish new year, when we dip all kinds of things (apples, bread, cake…) into honey to bring a sweet year. The pendant is made from a variety of honey-colored materials, and I hope it brings sweetness wherever it goes.
1″ x 1.5″, found objects
I try to listen to the news in moderation. There are some stories that I need to hear in order to be a good citizen of the world, but if I listen too much the bad news is overwhelming. Because of one of my jobs I’ve recently been added to a trauma response list serve, and my inbox is filled with stories of dead bodies, homicides and warnings of armed and dangerous suspects. This week included moving day for most of the neighborhood, and we walked around to find treasures. I found two bottles of ammunition for BB guns. I’ve done my tiny part with this pendant to turn swords into plowshares by turning the BBs into jewelry.