Recent Progress

Not all of my work makes it to my Etsy store, like special orders, experiments and most of my sculptural work. I share the most recent images of my work and explorations on Instagram. More can always be seen on the full Instagram feed.
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We're working on something big! Bigger than I norm

We're working on something big! Bigger than I normally work, anyway. These old radiators are part of a collaboration with @bundockjjs on an epic bench - a live-edge birch slab seat is planned for this cast iron frame.

Silver ear huggers This summer I tested these sim

Silver ear huggers

This summer I tested these simple styles to see how well they stayed in place and how comfortable they could be. They did well!
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#sterlingsilverearrings #earhuggies #earrings #nopiercingneeded

Chopstick variations in copper . . . #copperwork #

Chopstick variations in copper
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#copperwork #utensils #copperutensils #metalsmithing

Fishy fishy fishy fish... Still growing some good

Fishy fishy fishy fish...

Still growing some good old fashioned rust on this fish knot
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#castironart #artiron #rust #ironart #findthefish

Cleaning up some cast iron pieces poured over the

Cleaning up some cast iron pieces poured over the weekend.
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#castironart #ironart #castironspoon #spoon

Iron texture from this weekend's pour. This will b

Iron texture from this weekend's pour. This will be a background for a more involved piece.
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#castironart #artiron #castiron

Spoons! . . . #copper #utensil #metal #coppersmit

Spoons!
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#copper #utensil #metal #coppersmithing #metalsmithing #instasmithy #metalstudio #copperwork #copperware #reclaimed

Chasing textures into bronze fish knots, then time

Chasing textures into bronze fish knots, then time for some patina.

#WiP #sculpture #bronzeart #castbronze #lostwaxcasting #metalart

Impossible Planchette No.1 Cast bronze, reclaimed

Impossible Planchette No.1

Cast bronze, reclaimed lens, fiber optic filament
5.75 x 4.75 x 5.25"

This device considers the forces that influence where we live on this planet. For instance, we move to places for work, for family, or we stay because of friends. Crosshairs of fiber optic filament each represent one of these forces. As one moves the planchett over a map, one realizes that the multiple intersections make it impossible to land a single location.
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#planchette #mapplanchette #mapmarkerplanchette #sculpture #bronzeart #castbronze #lostwaxcasting #metalart #artistsofinstagram

Myopia Scrap steel, cast bronze, brass wire, recla

Myopia
Scrap steel, cast bronze, brass wire, reclaimed glass lens
12" x 12" x 12"

At the center of an armillary sphere is the Earth, or the Sun. At the center of this is a biconcave lens. It makes everything look miniscule - much in the same way the world seemed to shrink last year.

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#armillarysphere #sculpture #bronzeart #castbronze #lostwaxcasting #metalart #artistsofinstagram

Situation. A reflection on the same.

Situation.
A reflection on the same.

Plumb 5.5″ x 11.75″ x 6.5″ Copper electrofo

Plumb
5.5″ x 11.75″ x 6.5″
Copper electroformed bronze screen, cast bronze, chain

Some houses and buildings in Interior Alaska start out straight, level and plumb, but over time they succumb to the movement of the ground below them.

#electroforming #sculpture #lostwaxcasting

Baba Yaga's House 3.5" x 5" Cast glass, bronze, br

Baba Yaga's House
3.5" x 5"
Cast glass, bronze, brass

Still wrapped up in house imagery. Took a break to focus on folk stories.

#babayaga #housewithchickenlegs #fairytales #smallsculpture #metalsmithing

Progress in reverse. Currently electroforming bron

Progress in reverse. Currently electroforming bronze screen to create a more structurally sound form.

#WiP #electroforming #artistsofinstagram

American Dream 2: Fairbanks, AK Bronze, bronze bra

American Dream 2: Fairbanks, AK
Bronze, bronze braising wire, patina
10” x 38” x 10"

In Interior Alaska (and many other places), houses get built on unstable ground, and sometimes houses built on previously stable ground become unstable. Foundations no longer function as a foundations. They move, they succumb to the forces they should be impervious to, they cease to provide stability - for the structures they suport, and the people that live within.

This piece is personal, rooted in fear, and inspired by the realization that a foundation which effectively anchors a home to the earth is something that shouldn't be taken for granted.

#sculpture #bronzeart #castbronze #lostwaxcasting #metalart #artistsofinstagram #theregoestheneighborhood

The American Dream 2: Fairbanks, AK Bronze, bronze

The American Dream 2: Fairbanks, AK
Bronze, bronze braising wire, patina
10” x 38” x 10"

I’ll post more about the idea behind this sculpture once I have some better-lit photos, but I’m excited it’s done.

#sculpture #bronzeart #castbronze #lostwaxcasting #metalart #artistsofinstagram #theregoestheneighborhood

Rosecut tourmalinated quartz set in silver with si

Rosecut tourmalinated quartz set in silver with silver rolo chain
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#silver #sterlingsilver #sterling #quartz #instasmithy #bijoux #necklace #metalwork #artisanjewelry #wearableart #jewelrydesign #artjewelry #metalsmithing #metalstudio #ooakjewelry #riojeweler #fairbanks #alaska #madeinalaska #alaskahandmade #alaskabusiness #handmade #slowmade

Marra mamba tiger eye with amber, set in silver. I

Marra mamba tiger eye with amber, set in silver. I had a request for a picture of what this piece looks like when worn, so let's show everyone!
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#silver #sterlingsilver #sterling #silversmith #instasmithy #bijoux #metalwork #artisanjewelry #wearableart #jewelrydesign #artjewelry #metalsmithing #metalstudio #ooakjewelry #riojeweler #fairbanks #alaska #madeinalaska #alaskahandmade #alaskabusiness #handmade #slowmade

This pendant is set with an Orthoceras fossil, and

This pendant is set with an Orthoceras fossil, and the bezel is stamped with the specimen name. Orthoceras are a type of extinct nautiloid cephalopod that were the ancient ancestors of today's modern squid.
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#fossil #fossilart #orthoceras #cephalopod #silver #sterlingsilver #sterling #silversmith #instasmithy #bijoux #metalwork #artisanjewelry #wearableart #jewelrydesign #artjewelry #metalsmithing #metalstudio #ooakjewelry #riojeweler #fairbanks #alaska #madeinalaska #alaskahandmade #alaskabusiness #handmade #slowmade

This summer there have been Ravens roosting nearby

This summer there have been Ravens roosting nearby in the woods, and they've been rather chatty when the sun is up. I've also been rereading the Poetic Edda, so Huginn and Muninn that fly the world for Odin have come to mind.

Sterling silver set with lavender chalcedony that is sometimes pale and sometimes stormy, like the sky.

18" sterling silver, 2.7mm oval rolo chain.
The pendant measures 2" x 2".
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#silver #sterlingsilver #sterling #raven #viking #huginn #muninn #norse #silversmith #instasmithy #bijoux #metalwork #artisanjewelry #wearableart #jewelrydesign #artjewelry #metalsmithing #metalstudio #ooakjewelry #riojeweler #fairbanks #alaska #madeinalaska #alaskahandmade #alaskabusiness #handmade #slowmade

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