

Wood Jewelry Award
Second Place Wood Jewelry Award for color pencils earrings at the annual woodworkers symposium in Saratoga, New York in 2019. This year is an example of how customers push me to innovate my jewelry line. One idea leads to another and the variety in the portfolio of expands. Be Flexible and Listen to Your Customers I have been making color pencil earrings for years. Recently the galleries began to request that the earrings be lighter. Initially, all my earrings were on me


Color Pencil Brooch
This Color Pencil Brooch a great Fashion Accessory for a sweeter or coat. How fabulous is this Colored Pencil Brooch? I cast a block of color pencils in clear resin. The block is cut into smaller sections to create a variety of jewelry items, including earrings, necklaces, bangles and of course brooches. For this pin, I mount a block on a wood lathe. Revolving at a high speed I cut a cylinder. A disk is cut from the cylinder to fit the size of the silver-tone bezel. Then


Double Sided Pencil Pendant
Wood Jewelry Double Sided Pencil Pendant is visible on both sides of this pendant. This is a one of a kind Wood jewelry, square black bezel frame Colored Pencil Pendant. The necklace features a cross-section of color pencils. I fabricate pencil sections from a resin cast block to fit the bezel. The colors are intense and these wood pendants are unique. Colored Pencil And Resin Jewelry The dots are the points of the colored pencils. So the blue dot that you see is a blue pe


Bronze Colored Pencil Cufflinks
Bronze Colored Pencil Cufflinks feature round color pencil disks to fit the cufflink bezels. The bezel is approximately 1 inch in diameter. The cufflinks display a cross section of color pencils cast in clear resin. The dots are the pencil points. Believe it or not there is still a market for Cuff Links with formal wear or just dressing up. The exception is California. A gallery director who carriers my women’s jewelry didn’t want the cuff - links responding that her cl


Color Pencil Bracelet
Wood Jewelry Made From Colored Pencils And Resin This Color Pencil Bracelet wood jewelry is turned on a lathe from a block of colored pencils cast in resin. I began making handmade wooden jewelry in 2010. I had an idea to cast a block of colored pencils in clear resin. When the resin is hard I cut the block into sections to produce jewelry. Starting with bangles and bracelets I noticed by rotating the bangle the shape of the colors changed from a dot to an oval and then to


Colored Pencil Bangles
Colored Pencils are drawing instruments to create art. How about when they become the Art? This is what I try to do with these Colored Pencil Bangles and my wood jewelry. These Colored Pencil bangles are handmade on a lathe. I began making handmade jewelry in 2010. I had the idea to turn a block of colored pencils that were cast in resin. Then, I cut the block into sections to make jewelry. I noticed that by rotating the turned cylinder the shape of the colors changed fr


Colored Pencil Wood Bangles
Color Pencils are commonly used to draw and create art. How about when the pencil becomes the Art? This is what I am trying to do with these Colored Pencil Wood Bangles and my jewelry products. These Color Pencil Wood Bangles are handmade on a wood lathe. The lathe is typically used for making bowls, but this is changing with artists pushing the envelope. I began to make wood jewelry in 2010 when I also started to experiment with resin and wood combinations. I had an idea t


Colored Pencil Jewelry Display
This Colored Pencil Jewelry Display makes for another great weekend at the NWA Woodworking Event in Saratoga 2016. Award for First Place for my color pencil jewelry. Pendants, Earrings and Cufflinks which are available in my shop. I began designing handmade wood jewelry in 2010 with wood pendants and adding jewelry components like beads, bales, chain, leather. Then I had an idea to cast colored pencils in resin. The first pieces were color pencil bracelets that I turned on th


Square Colored Pencil Cufflinks
Process Square Colored Pencil Cufflinks with Colored Pencil Inserts. I am expecting a phone call from Amazon asking what I am doing buying all these color pencils. These Cufflinks with color pencil inserts are unique and colorful. They make great conversation pieces. I cast color pencils In a block of resin and then slice and shape inserts to fit the bronze bezel. A clear resin dome highlights the colors and offers a protective layer. The fun part of this color pencil jewel


Colored Pencil and Burl Earrings
Colored Pencil and Burl Earrings feature stunning colors and natural woods. I design these with color pencil sections and maple burl with resin. The earrings are lightweight with sterling silver wires. These Colored Pencil and Burl Earrings represent a new style of handmade jewelry for my product line. Previously, all my earrings had metal bezels and findings and I will continue to make them this way. There were many requests from galleries to find ways to make them lighte


Colored Pencil Necklace
In 2008 I began my wood turning journey. Initially I was making bowls, but quickly became interested in making smaller pieces like this Colored Pencil Necklace. Jewelry is more challenging and requires many more skill sets. First working with exotic woods like ebony and various burls I began experimenting with color pencils. I enjoy making Color Pencil Jewelry because it brings back childhood memories learning to draw. My wood journey began with color pencil pendants and n


Rectangular Colored Pencil Pendants
Color Pencil Jewelry Rectangular Colored Pencil Pendants feature tons of color. Who can resist colored pencils? Takes us back to our childhood. Now you can celebrate Color Pencils as an adult with my signature pieces of wood jewelry. I cast a block of pencils slice them up, sand them, fit them into a rectangular jewelry finding and dome them with resin for a lifetime of protection. These are one of a kind Wood jewelry, rectangular bronze bezel necklaces with color pencil i


Abstract Colored Pencil Pendants
Abstract Colored Pencil Pendants are mounted in rectangular bezels. This grouping represents my signature color pencil designs. This is a new path developing abstract designs inspired by the windows of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. These Abstract Colored Pencil Pendants feature a spectrum of colors. No one can resist colored pencils. They take us back to childhood. Now we can celebrate Color Pencils as adults with my jewelry designs. I cast a block of pencils

Lightweight Colored Pencil Earrings
Description Several galleries asked that I come up with a way to make lightweight colored pencil earrings. It took some time, but the solution was rather simple. I did this by eliminating metal bezels. The image here is from a Pinterest Ad announcing this new series. I post often on Pinterest. Hope that you follow me there for new announcements. Lightweight Colored Pencil Earrings feature stunning colors. They are in the shape of a small block and have sterling silver wire


Color Pencil Jewelry
I love to make Color Pencil Jewelry. It brings back memories of childhood drawing with these magical pencils. My adult journey began with color pencil pendants and necklaces. Then it went to bangles and bracelets. Followed by earrings, cufflinks and brooches. All are available in my shop. I began to design handmade wood jewelry in 2010. Beginning with wood pendants I added jewelry components like beads, bales, chain, leather. Then I started to cast colored pencils in resin


Color Pencil Bracelets and Rings
I do not draw as well as I would like, but I do make crazy things from color pencils. The three dimensional color dots and lines fascinate me. These Color Pencil Bracelets and Rings are examples of my wood jewelry. Color Pencils exist to draw art on paper. My goal is to make the pencil the art. These Color Pencil Wood Bracelets and Rings are handmade on a lathe. I began making handmade jewelry in 2010. I started with wood pendants and later colored pencils cast in resin. B


Round Colored Pencil Bracelet
Round Colored Pencil Bracelet with silver tone chain link bracelet and color pencil inserts. Great colors with an amazing look. These unique teacher gifts or artist gift are available in my store. This pencil bracelet features tons of color. Who can resist color pencils? They take us back to our childhood. I celebrate color pencils as an adult with jewelry making. After casting a block of pencils I turn the block into a cylinder to fit the circular bezels on the bracelet.