Garden Scene Earrings Product:Garden Scene Earrings making for an eye-catching piece

making for an eye-catching piece that rewards closer viewing

variable surface and tactile quality that is both unusual and appealing

Painted with milk paint glazes and lacquered for durability

Hand sculpted pair of bright blue birds perched on a ceramic branch brings the delights of the garden indoors

and finished with acrylic paint

Garden Scene Earrings Product:Garden Scene Earrings making for an eye-catching pieceMy work begins as drawings in a sketchbook, birds and flowers and bugs all found in the backyard garden. The drawings are then uploaded into my lasercutter and I can 're draw' them into the surface of the pearl or stone rearranging, repeating, collaging. Once the surface is etched, I inlay ink to highlight the designs, then set the stones into sterling silver settings which are then oxidized. To extend the life of the patina and ink, please refrain