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Bracelet Award Honor to receive Third Place Award for Bent Wood Bracelets at the annual regional wood worker symposium in Saratoga in 2018. This is a grouping of Bent Wood Coil Bracelets on a display which I also designed. The wood species are Oak, Sycamore and Elm. I have a process that enables me to coil and bend wood with a tight radius without snapping the wood. This technique allows me to explore new types of jewelry items and sculptural forms. The inside diameter of

This is an oak Bent Wood Bangle. I have a method to coil and bend wood in a tight radius without it snapping. This offers many design opportunities to explore jewelry making, sculptural forms and also Holiday Ornaments. The bangle is tough and flexible at the same time. It would be very difficult to break and will last for years. You can wear it every day without fear of damaging it. The average inside diameter is 2 1/4 inches and the outside diameter is 3 inches. The w

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

Bog Oak Jewelry is from 2000 year old wood from Eastern Europe river beds. It is probably one of the most expensive woods as the process to bring the material to market is so difficult. Usually the species is Oak that has been buried under riverbeds for thousands of years. The wood is deprived of oxygen so it does not deteriorate. It does absorb minerals and turns black in color. These logs are located with sonar and dug from the riverbed. Often these logs carbon date b

Colored Pencil Earring Redesign This is a new style to my Colored Pencil Earring line. Usually there is a metal finding to support the pencil. Here it is all pencil and I think it is more interesting. This design change came about from requests for lighter weight earrings. By eliminating the metal findings there is less weight and there is color exposure on all sides making for a more interesting earring. Colored Pencil Resin Jewelry This Colored Pencil Earring is a brick

Pencil and Eraser Pendant is an unusual pendant. It consists of Red and Black Erasers from Number 2 pencils mounted in a bronze bezel with an adjustable red suede cord. This is one of a kind Wood jewelry in a round bezel frame. The necklace features a cross-section of graphite pencils and erasers. I fabricate pencil sections from a cast resin block and turn it to fit the bezel. The red and black colors are intense and these wood pendants are unique. The dots are the erasers

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

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

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 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

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 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

Graphite Pencil and Eraser Bracelet is an unusual wood  bracelet featuring #2 Pencils with white erasers.  The erasers and a section of a #2 pencils is cast into a resin block. This block goes to a wood lathe to become this unique bracelet and bangle. Previously, I would make this style bangle with color pencils.  These have become my signature pieces and are available in my store.  This is a transition to another common material, the ubiquitous lead pencil for making jewelry

This Copper Paint Bangle With Nails is handmade on the Lathe. After the bangle form is complete there is a lot of bench time for secondary operations like painting and inserting the nails. This bangle features a copper patina finish to create the antiquity look. The bangle is a wood sculpture. The inside diameter is 2 1/2 inches and an outside diameter of 3 1/2 inches. This piece is very unique and influenced by African tribal jewelry. If you are searching for a solid bangl

Description This large Wood Bangle with Brass Inlay is handmade on the lathe for the basic shape. Then it goes to the studio bench where I drill holes and insert the square brass tubes. Here I spend hours on secondary operations cutting the brass tubes, sanding, painting the wood black and finishing. The inside diameter is 2 1/2 inches and an outside diameter of 3 5/8 inches. This piece is very unique and influenced by Postmodern Art of the 1990’s. If you are looking for a

Description This Twisted Blue Bangle is handmade on a Lathe.  Then it goes through several secondary operations at the studio bench.  After the bangle form is complete a lot of bench time is spent on secondary operations.  These include carving and sanding the design.  Next I apply several layers of different color paint.  This bangle features a milk paint finish to create the retro look. The inside diameter is 2 1/2 inches and an outside diameter of 3 1/2 inches. If you are

Set of 3 Primary Color Wood Bracelets in red, yellow and blue. These thin wood bracelets were fun to turn on a wood lathe and they look great as a group. The inside diameter is 2 3/8 inches and the outside diameter is 3 inches. The thickness is 3/8 inches. These pieces are one of a kind items. I began producing wood jewelry in 2010. The journey began with pendants and necklaces and then bracelets and bangles. Shortly after came earrings, cufflinks, brooches and pins. I e

Comic Collage Comic Strip Bangle is a wood bangle with comic strip art and a protective resin finish. I cut up comic strips and paste them around the wood form creating this one of a kind collage. This wood bangle is handmade on the Lathe. Then it goes to the studio bench where I paste the comic strips onto the wood form. I finish with several coats of epoxy resin. The inside diameter is 2 3/8 inches with an outside diameter of 3 1/2 inches. This fun piece is unique and

Description Candy Bangle with a coating of candy sprinkles and a protective resin.  This Wood Bangle with sprinkles is handmade on the Lathe. Then it goes to the studio bench where apply the candy to the form and follow with a heavy resin coating. The inside diameter is 2 1/2 inches with an outside diameter of 3 1/2 inches. This fun piece is unique and a great gift for a baker.  If you are looking for a wood bangle the quickest way to determine your size is to measure a comfo

Faux Antique Copper Bangle has an African Jewelry influence. It is a wide bangle made on the Lathe. Then the symbols are burned in place with pyrography tools. Pyrography is branding wood with a red hot wire. An artist bends a wire to make a specific shape. Attach the two ends of the wire to a power source. Flip the switch on and the wires become red hot ready to brand the wood.  Here is a link to learn more about Pyrography. Remember that camp experience using something