Shop for 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. Visit my Etsy shop.
Create your own mokume gane jewelry in one of my 2018 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 my small format classes. View the current schedule at my workshops page.
News from the Bench
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.
Uchidashi!
If you thought a cat just walked across my keyboard, nope - uchidashi is a real word! It's a Japanese metalworking technique I took a workshop in recently from Ford Hallam. Read more and have a close look at the whole process here. Lots of pics!
If you thought a cat just walked across my keyboard, nope - uchidashi is a real word! It's a Japanese metalworking technique I took a workshop in recently from Ford Hallam. Read more and have a close look at the whole process here. Lots of pics!
At one with the chisel
I've been doing a lot more of my patterning using the most traditional Japanese way - the chisel. Read why and see fun in-process pics of this bracelet on my blog. -- Updated with finished image of this same style bracelet in 18k yellow gold and palladium.
I've been doing a lot more of my patterning using the most traditional Japanese way - the chisel. Read why and see fun in-process pics of this bracelet on my blog. -- Updated with finished image of this same style bracelet in 18k yellow gold and palladium.