We used to have a horse (he was the cutest Haflinger Pony ever, I think you will agree) and our daughters used to do 4H and various dressage and jumping shows with him. When one of our close 4H friends had to euthanize her ailing and elderly horse, she asked me if I would make her a bracelet with her horse’s tail. These things are kind of pricey online or as custom orders and I was quite honored to be asked to do this, but I’d never done it before. Being a “can do” person I s

One of the areas that I was most challenged by in my jewelry making business was taking good photos. (Well, that and the accounting side of things, I'm a true artist with more of an interest in being creative). I confess to say that some of my earlier photos are pathetically pitiful. I'm even embarrassed that they were online. See what I mean? Black? What was I thinking? Note the sub par composition and very gray looking white that should have been edited. For some crazy reas

I am a self confessed nature lover. I love hiking, being in the woods, being on a beach collecting pebbles and sea glass, kayaking in the Puget Sound or on a lake, admiring the growth of plants in the forest and seeing the bloom of flowers in our garden. This is Tolmie State Park in Olympia and it is fabulous for having a picnic at, kayaking, finding sand dollars, oyster shells etc. How does this love of nature inspire my work as a jewelry artist? A little while ago, I was at