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Before & After
A selection of the work — pieces inherited, forgotten, or imagined — that became something entirely new. This is what happens when memories meet making, and voice meets vision.
Inherited green and black jade leaves, drops and earrings with screw-post findings (before).
Three jade arrowhead leaves from same inheritance (before).
Carved jade leaf and three leaf jade earrings with screw-post findings (before).
Jade leaf turned pendant on collar style necklace; purple onyx, slab agates, green aventurine. Botanical palette, edgy structure (after).
Three arrowhead bar pendant, custom made. Rhyolite and ocean jasper shield stones, howlite teardrops, sunstone, hematite. Earthy and subtle (after).
Black jade leaf pendant on overlapping jade round necklace with reflective black glass and hematite. Matching earrings made with jade drops. Lush and dramatic (after).
Petite carved leaf and purple onyx earrings; made to stand alone or accompany leaf collar (after).
Three leaf earrings; replaced screw-post and incorporated vintage Sarah Coventry gold filigree pieces to add visual interest (after).
Green jade drops; replaced screw-post findings and added gorgeous rainbow moonstone for modern contrast and polish (after).
Dated and bauble-heavy earrings; Using the gorgeous color palette, custom earrings featuring filigree "cages" with red/black marbled agate, red Preciosa crystal and pink aventurine.
The vintage necklace set: updated and freshened. The dark cranberry, candy pinks, raspberry red and black—made glamorous with gold.
Bubbie's Story: Before
C.L. had inherited a broken necklace that once graced the neck of her beloved Bubbie. The gorgeous lead crystal teardrop beads, in various sizes, were in a plastic baggie alongside the jeweled clasp that once held this piece together. I had a vintage Sarah Coventry sunburst brooch with a crystal focal and thought the brooch would make a beautiful pendant.
Bubbie's Story: After
The Finished Piece: Sunny Vintage
The foundation of this necklace is Bubbie’s fabulous crystal beads. I added yellow and aquamarine-blue Preciosa crystals to echo the prismatic flashes within the original stones and the faceted cut of the crystal.
I transformed a vintage Sarah Coventry sunburst brooch by removing its original crystal and replacing it with the jeweled clasp of the broken necklace as the new centerpiece.
With a few crystal drops left over, I created a companion pair of earrings using Preciosa crystal and a gold finding salvaged from the original necklace.
Custom Work
A custom piece created for a mom who wanted to gift a piece of jewelry that was meaningful. Her daughter's style was "dark romance," a little goth, a little punk. Her daughter also loved Dracula. Taking a cue from the Victorian era of high manners and mourning romanticism, this necklace features white quartz, hammered pyrite, blood-red Czech glass with etched abstractions, puffed silver beads, star-etched rondelles and Preciosa crystal. The raw white quartz nugget pendant evocative of a shard of ice. Opulent and slightly menacing.