Bending CrossJuly 2007 Sterling silver My friend Jenn, having overcome several challenges in her life, decided to publicly to reaffirm her faith and to be baptized within her church. Her husband at the time commissioned this piece to commemorate the event. The bending and skewing of this cross is symbolic of the trials she's been through and that she's sure to face in life, and signifies that while adversity may bend her out of shape it will never break her bond

In the case of this stunning orange cracked agate

the Sabbath is the seventh day and is meant for rest

Sterling Silver

and created a repeating two-level relief of a skull and a chrysanthemum-like flower joined by a floral vine

which means "my judgement" (the same letters that begin the name "Daniel" which means "God is my judge")

and these odd little earrings are an homage to that aesthetic

when I finally finished an iteration that held together (and still looked good)

after the flesh had decayed

as well as their multi-cultural Polish/Chinese family background

etc) or white gold that has been rhodium-plated

The prism shades of pre-electric lanterns were meant to keep kerosene or gas flames from extinguishing no matter the conditions around them

constructed a privacy barrier so that we could work in secret