Although I mostly work with wood, I started learning about metal fabrication methods for jewelry to expand the materials I can use creating art.

I had three strings of kāmoa ke‘oke‘o shell necklaces that belonged to my mother. I restrung half the shells into a new necklace for my sister’s birthday. I made the necklace findings from a 1 ounce fine silver coin I received from my father.

After making the necklace, I made a nice jewelry box for it. This is described more on the Marquetry page.

I made this brooch from guitar and banjo picks. The base metal is copper and the pick “petals” are riveted to the copper “stems”.

My daughter is a rock climber. I made these earrings for her to wear around her rock climbing friends. The “rock” is textured copper and the little climbers are sterling silver.