The next few posts will include the close to 30 items of adornment that I created this summer from the stones that I’ve drilled, many of which I’ve found, and beads that have been collected over the years. they will appear here in the order in which they were created.

Each piece tells the story and carries its own magic.

This first piece is one of my absolute favorites of the summer.

A perfectly tumbled stone from the Yellowstone river formed into a knot-work vessel. Flowing up from the vessel are beads of amber. Baltic Amber are the rough pieces, The more polished ones are from Chiapas, Mexico.
A perfectly tumbled stone from the Yellowstone river formed into a knot-work vessel. Flowing up from the vessel are beads of amber. Baltic Amber are the rough pieces, The more polished ones are from Chiapas, Mexico.
A perfectly tumbled stone from the Yellowstone river formed into a knot-work vessel. Flowing up from the vessel are beads of amber. Baltic Amber are the rough pieces, The more polished ones are from Chiapas, Mexico.
A perfectly tumbled stone from the Yellowstone river formed into a knot-work vessel. Flowing up from the vessel are beads of amber. Baltic Amber are the rough pieces, The more polished ones are from Chiapas, Mexico.
A perfectly tumbled stone from the Yellowstone river formed into a knot-work vessel. Flowing up from the vessel are beads of amber. Baltic Amber are the rough pieces, The more polished ones are from Chiapas, Mexico.
A necklace with 11 found stones, smooth and polished by nature in all shapes colors and patterns hangs on a white wall. In between the brownstones are luminous gray beads of agate
A menagerie of found stones from flowing rivers in the Rockies, desert landscapes and the coast of the Pacific. The stones are tumbled, polished, shaped and worn by the time of eons.Joining these 11 stones are beads of luminous grey agate and sterling silver clasp.
A necklace with 11 found stones, smooth and polished by nature in all shapes colors and patterns hangs on a white wall. In between the brownstones are luminous gray beads of agate
A menagerie of found stones from flowing rivers in the Rockies, desert landscapes and the coast of the Pacific. The stones are tumbled, polished, shaped and worn by the time of eons. Joining these 11 stones are beads of luminous grey agate and sterling silver clasp.
A necklace with 11 found stones, smooth and polished by nature in all shapes colors and patterns hangs on a white wall. In between the brownstones are luminous gray beads of agate
A menagerie of found stones from flowing rivers in the Rockies, desert landscapes and the coast of the Pacific. The stones are tumbled, polished, shaped and worn by the time of eons. Joining these 11 stones are beads of luminous grey agate and sterling silver clasp.
A necklace with 11 found stones, smooth and polished by nature in all shapes colors and patterns hangs on a white wall. In between the brownstones are luminous gray beads of agate
A menagerie of found stones from flowing rivers in the Rockies, desert landscapes and the coast of the Pacific. The stones are tumbled, polished, shaped and worn by the time of eons. Joining these 11 stones are beads of luminous grey agate and sterling silver clasp.
10 light green nuggets of fluorite are joined by dark, gray and brown beads of egg and tiger eye in a necklace, hanging on a white painted cordwood wall
10 nuggets of fluorite found in the Caballo mountains of southern New Mexico are joined by beads of tiger’s eye and Botswana agate
10 light green nuggets of fluorite are joined by dark, gray and brown beads of egg and tiger eye in a necklace, hanging on a white painted cordwood wall
10 nuggets of fluorite found in the Caballo mountains of southern New Mexico are joined by beads of tiger’s eye and Botswana agate
10 light green nuggets of fluorite are joined by dark, gray and brown beads of egg and tiger eye in a necklace, hanging on a white painted cordwood wall
10 nuggets of fluorite found in the Caballo mountains of southern New Mexico are joined by beads of tiger’s eye and Botswana agate
10 light green nuggets of fluorite are joined by dark, gray and brown beads of egg and tiger eye in a necklace, hanging on a white painted cordwood wall
10 nuggets of fluorite found in the Caballo mountains of southern New Mexico are joined by beads of tiger’s eye and Botswana agate
10 light green nuggets of fluorite are joined by dark, gray and brown beads of egg and tiger eye in a necklace, hanging on a white painted cordwood wall
10 nuggets of fluorite found in the Caballo mountains of southern New Mexico are joined by beads of tiger’s eye and Botswana agate
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A detail of A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.
A necklace made of white river tumbled marble in a soft diamond shape is joined by beads of deep red orange Amber
A vessel of river tumbled marble from Colorado is joined by beads of luminous, Baltic and Mexican Amber. At the back is a sterling silver clasp.