Lake House Collection
It wasn’t until my recent artist talk at the Ringling Museum that I really opened up to share about what my figurative inlays are about.
Starting in high school, I suffered from an eating disorder that was very close to putting me in the hospital if it wasn’t for my parents’ intervention.
Since then I had always made work about the body, whether it was a figurative painting or something more abstract. Probably as a way to grapple with the internal battle I was facing.
While it’s not something that I feel ever really heals all the way, my figures are much more celebratory of the meditative inner strength that got me out of the dark place I was in. It wasn’t the therapy or anything else anyone could have said to me—it was a journey I had to go on by myself.
More specifically about the Lake House Collection, the solace I had in the lake house during those tough years was very profound for me since I could get away from all of the noise and just become steeped in nature. Those quiet moments allowed for the kind of contemplative self-reflection I needed.
These pieces are all imbued with the feelings of meditative inner strength that I hope you can feel too!
These earrings were made as part of my Lake House Collection, inspired by growing up at my parent’s lake house in Citrus County, Florida and finding refuge in the quiet calm that the lake provided.
The deep blues in each piece of Hubei turquoise are like little meditative reflecting pools that will inspire a contemplative calm in you. They are one of the pairs that go along with the Sunset Dock figurative inlay pendant seen pictured here.
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Hubei Turquoise Drop Earring Specs:
-Sterling silver
-Hubei turquoise (stabilized) backed with denim lapis lazuli
-Half-bezel, half-prong setting
-Each earring weighs 8.4 grams
-2 (from top of ear wire) x 1 ¼ inch
-Cleaned and sanitized before shipped
-Everything from the stone cutting to the silversmithing is done by my two hands in my Tampa, FL studio
This figurative inlay pendant is part of my Lake House Collection, inspired by growing up at my parent’s lake house in Citrus County, Florida and finding refuge in the quiet calm that the lake provided.
“Lilac Veranda” recalls memories of days at the lake house when I would sit on the screened veranda and watch the white-out rain pour down. It was the perfect setting fro some quiet introspection that helped me get through particularly tough weeks at school. Afterwards, there would be a sort of purple haze in the sky from the after-rain mist.
I hope the meditative strength imbued in these pieces pass along to you as well.
Details:
Set in Argentium and sterling silver
Cobblestone inlay with 19 hand-cut stones including sugilite (skin), obsidian (hair), agatized coral (shirt), phosphosiderite (pants), and variscite (ankle bracelet)
Pendant measures 1 7/16 x 1 ¼ x ½ in.
Includes a 16-inch 3mm sterling silver omega chain with a 2-inch extender.
Handmade in my Tampa, FL studio.
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In the language of flowers, coreopsis blooms represent being “always cheerful” and “love at first sight.” To me, agatized coral always looks like tiny little coreopsis flowers! Celebrate the joy and love in your life with this hand-cut inlay cuff bracelet.
Inlay Cuff Specs:
Cuff Width: 9/16 in.
Cuff Length: 5 1/2 in.
Cuff Opening: 1 in.
Cuff Circumference: 6 1/2 in.
Sterling silver
7 pieces of hand-cut Indonesian agatized coral
Everything from the silver to the stone work is artisan ally crafted with only two hands in my Tampa, FL studio.
Made and ready to ship in 3 business days
This piece is eligible for one complimentary inlay jewelry cleaning (just message me through my contact form when you are ready).
Cuff should not be flexed to change its shape or it will damage the integrity of the cuff and damage the inlay
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These earrings were made as part of my Lake House Collection, inspired by growing up at my parent’s lake house in Citrus County, Florida and finding refuge in the quiet calm that the lake provided.
The agatized coral patterning reminds me of how brightly the sun shines after a big rain storm, reminding me that there are always sunny days behind dark clouds.
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Agatized Coral Drop Earring Specs:
-Sterling silver
-Indonesian agatized coral
-Half-bezel, half-prong setting
-Each earring weighs 7.7 grams
-2 (from top of ear wire) × 1 ¼ in.
-Thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before shipped
-Everything from the stone cutting to the silversmithing is done by my two hands in my Tampa, FL studio
These earrings were made as part of my Lake House Collection, inspired by growing up at my parent’s lake house in Citrus County, Florida and finding refuge in the quiet calm that the lake provided.
The agatized coral patterning reminds me of how brightly the sun shines after a big rain storm, reminding me that there are always sunny days behind dark clouds.
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Agatized Coral Drop Earring Specs:
-Made with sterling silver
-Stones are Indonesian agatized coral
-Half-bezel, half-prong setting
-Each earring weighs 4.5 grams
-Dimensions: 1 5/8 × 1 in.
-Everything from the stone cutting to the silversmithing is done by my two hands in my Tampa, FL studio
-Available now and ready to ship in 1-2 business days
-7 day return window for full refund (full return policy here)