Moonstone Wisdom Earrings

These earrings were made last year and have a bit of tarnish on them but still are eye catching.  The triangular moonstones are set on sterling silver discs that were first roller printed and then slightly domed.  The bottoms were formed on a homemade hydraulic dye forming press.  Moonstones have such a timeless way about them.  They seem to impart wisdom upon the wearer.

Mother's Day Citrine Earrings

Here are a pair of sterling silver citrine earrings for my mother on Mother's Day.  The drop portion of these earrings are made by hydraulic dye forming, which produces lovely, pillowy shapes in a repeatable way.  Citrines have always been a favorite stone of mine.  Citrines are beneficial to the solar plexus chakra which includes the liver and spleen organs.  In Chinese medicine the spleen and stomach make up the earth element.  Of course these organs are critical for obtaining nourishment and sustaining life.  We see that mother earth keeps giving without ever asking for herself.  Thanks Mom, I hope these earring give back a little of what you have given.

Amethyst Moxa Charm

One of my classmates asked me to make a charm bracelet charm for one of her special clients that was turning 21 years old.  She wanted the charm to contain a bit of ultra pure moxa.  I did not want to have any hinges or other openings since jewelry warn on the wrists tend to get a little abused.  I opted to form a chamber underneath the stone that held the moxa and was permanently encapsulated by the faceted amethyst itself.  Sorry the picture of the stone does not show it's beauty.  This piece was created by first sand casting a rough ingot of silver. The ingot was then turned on a metal lathe to a perfect cylinder. The groove detail as well as the moxa chamber and the stone setting itself were all milled on the lathe as well.