Custom wedding rings, unique mokume gane jewelry and more.
I am proud to offer quality craftsmanship and obsessive attention to detail in all of my work. From meticulously hand-crafted custom wedding rings to stamp-patterned earrings, all of my work is created using the traditional metalsmithing tools of file, handsaw, torch, and hammer. I fuse my own mokume gane billets and create everything from scratch at my San Diego studio. Explore rings.
Mokume Gane Workshops
From fusing to chiseling, you can learn a wide range of techniques and even purchase exclusive limited edition ready-to-pattern mokume gane at these day-long or multi-day workshops. Levels from beginning to aspiring master! View the current schedule at my workshops page.
News from the Bench
Big News - Anneville Expands!
November is bringing big positive changes to Anneville. I've just signed a lease with the Arts District at Liberty Station to more than double Anneville's square footage. Read more and see the video!
Sign up for Earlybird special offers and be among the first to know all the Jewelry Lab news!
If your interest is piqued by this new venture and you'd like to receive special offers, early notification of when registration opens for classes, etc., consider signing up on my new Jewelry Lab interest list. To sign up, go to my contacts page and fill out your details - be sure to check the box that says "Earlybird info on the new Jewelry Lab" and click submit. That's it! Then you'll be in with in crowd. :-)
November is bringing big positive changes to Anneville. I've just signed a lease with the Arts District at Liberty Station to more than double Anneville's square footage. Read more and see the video!
Sign up for Earlybird special offers and be among the first to know all the Jewelry Lab news!
If your interest is piqued by this new venture and you'd like to receive special offers, early notification of when registration opens for classes, etc., consider signing up on my new Jewelry Lab interest list. To sign up, go to my contacts page and fill out your details - be sure to check the box that says "Earlybird info on the new Jewelry Lab" and click submit. That's it! Then you'll be in with in crowd. :-)
New blog post: Spoon soup, my day with Norio Tamagawa
As a person who spends much of her life obsessed with mokume gane, it has long been a dream of mine to meet Norio Tamagawa - living treasure of Japan and by far the top mokume gane artist in the world. Mr. Tamagawa taught Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski about mokume back in the 1970's (she subsequently brought her knowledge to art schools across the US). I recently returned from my first visit to Japan, and while there I had the honor of spending a few hours in his studio. It was an amazing experience! Read more and see all the photos.
As a person who spends much of her life obsessed with mokume gane, it has long been a dream of mine to meet Norio Tamagawa - living treasure of Japan and by far the top mokume gane artist in the world. Mr. Tamagawa taught Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski about mokume back in the 1970's (she subsequently brought her knowledge to art schools across the US). I recently returned from my first visit to Japan, and while there I had the honor of spending a few hours in his studio. It was an amazing experience! Read more and see all the photos.
Solve the mysteries of karat and color
Delve into the mysteries of gold and its alloys in my latest blog post. You'll find out the answers to pressing questions such as 'is gold always yellow?' 'why is jewelry made with sterling silver?' and of course 'what is palladium white gold?' It's such geeky fun to read, you'll forget all about politics for 10 minutes. Check it out here.
Delve into the mysteries of gold and its alloys in my latest blog post. You'll find out the answers to pressing questions such as 'is gold always yellow?' 'why is jewelry made with sterling silver?' and of course 'what is palladium white gold?' It's such geeky fun to read, you'll forget all about politics for 10 minutes. Check it out here.