"Explore"

"Explore"- Hammered copper earrings with natural patina. $20

Last summer, I took a trip to Asheville, North Carolina. I was awestruck at the beautiful mountains! Upon returning to Alabama, I rediscovered the mountains that have surrounded me in the region where I was born, raised, and continue to live today. Whether we take a journey of miles, or take a journey of the soul...sometimes the journey makes arriving back home all the more sweeter...and we are quickly reminded not to take "the everyday familiar" for granted.

"Open"

"Open"- Hammered copper earrings with torch induced patina (no clear coat). ($20 + S & H)

"Open"- Hammered copper earrings with torch induced patina and clear coat. $20

My favorite movie is "The Sound of Music"....and one of my favorite quotes from the movie is "when God closes a door, somewhere He opens a window." I got that feeling when I made these...like I was peering through an "open" window full of new possibilities that have yet to be discovered.

"Evolve"

"Evolve"- Hammered and domed copper earrings with torch induced patina trim and clear coat. $20

When I look at these, I think of outer-space....Mars, Venus, Jupiter, the stars and the sun. I think about the solar system evolving and how we evolve as people.

"Bloom and Grow"

"Bloom and Grow"- Hammered and domed copper earrings with natural patina. $20

"Love"

"Love"- Hammered copper earrings with natural patina. ($20 + S & H)

What can I say? All we need is love....

"Mentor"

"Mentor"- Hammered copper earrings with natural patina. $20

This designs depicts one person giving of themselves (larger/ hollow circle) and propelling another person (smaller circle) to meet their fullest potential through mentoring.

"Sing"

"Sing"- Hammered copper earrings and copper wire with natural patina.

I love music!!! How I wish I could be a rock star....if only for a moment!!! Until then, there's always karaoke!!! $25

"Center" (series)

"Center"- Copper spiral ring with natural patina. ($25)

"Center"- Copper spiral ring with liquid induced patina. ($25)

($20 )

"Center"- Hammered copper earrings with a heat induced patina and spiral copper wire.

($20)

"Center"- Hammered copper bracelet with a heat induced patina and cold mounted spiral copper. ($35 + S & H)

The "Center" series reminds me to live in the moment of everyday...to "center" ourselves.

"Fly" (series)

The "Fly" series inspires me to go with the wind...not to force things into being....

"Fly"- Hammered copper earrings with torch induced patina and clear coat. ($20 + S & H)

"Fly"- Hammered copper earrings with heat induced patina and clear coat. ($20 + S & H)

"Fly"- Hammered copper bracelet with natural patina. ($30 + S & H)

"Fish"

"Fish"- Copper wire earrings with a heat induced patina.
($20 + S & H)

As we work and work and work everyday...sometimes we have to be reminded that it never hurts to take a day off just to go fishin'.

"Envision"

"Envision"- Hammered, triangular, copper earrings, with yellow torch induced patina and clear coat. ($20 + S & H)

"Reach"

"Reach"- Elongated copper earrings with a torch induced green patina and clear coat.
($20 + S & H)

"Bloom"

"Bloom"- Triangular copper earrings with a pink and green torch induced patina and clear coat.
"Bloom"- Triangular copper earrings with a blue denim torch induced patina and clear coat. ($20 + S & H)

"Connect"

"Connect"- Triangular copper earrings with a torch induced patina and clear coat. ($20 + S & H)

I remember traveling to New York City back in the late 1980's and taking the elevator to the pentacle of the World Trade Center. I was in awe...and frankly, a little scared! I don't know if it was all in my mind, but I honestly thought I could feel the building sway back and forth. I was mesmerized as I looked out the window! The people below appeared to be ants....walking as fast as they could to get from one point to another. As I made this piece, my memories from atop the World Trade Center re-emerged. As I hammered the circles into the copper, they began to take on the appearance of ants and people bustling around, colliding into one another, possibly without much thought. When 9/11 occurred, we were reminded of how the actions of one can affect the lives of many...even the world. I also remember in the days that followed, of how we were all united...and despite our differences, in some way, at that moment...as people, we were all connected.

"Home"

"Home"- Hammered copper bowl with a natural patina. This bowl measures 5" in diameter.

This is the first bowl I ever created. I learned a lot from the process. Although it is a small bowl, it was labor intensive....it took lots of hammering, forming, and fire!!!. The unintentional marring in the middle of the bowl took on the image of a bird's nest. This piece reminds me of how God takes care of creatures large and small...but we/they have to do the work to make things possible...to make our place in the world...and to make our "home" in the world. Making our "home" in the world is not always easy. And like the bowl, we are constantly being hammered, formed, and refined by fire...with the hope of one day emerging into the vessel that was intended...imperfections and all.

"Firepit"

"Firepit"- Hammered copper bowl with a natural patina. This bowl measures approximately 7"X7". This piece is called "Firepit" because it reminds me of a most recent time when I have gathered with friends around a fire. There is something primal about gathering around a fire. As we are all drawn to the heat that the fire provides....somehow, we are reminded that as people, we all need the same things: food, shelter, safety, friendship, and love.