Our Spring is running late this year. One of the measurements of the season in my hood is this stunning old ornamental plum tree. It's always at it's best when displayed against a mid-afternoon blue sky, which because of scheduling and weather isn't always a possibility in a given year. This photo is from a few years back when weather and her pluminess converged and I was able to be there and capture her.

Dali's heart

About a year and a half ago I was lucky to find myself in Figueres, Spain, home of the Salvador Dali Museum. To my delight, I discovered an entire wing devoted to Dali's jewelry designs. The piece that literally and figuratively took my breath away was a ruby encrusted golden crowned brooch with some type of mechanism that causes it to actually beat! Thanks to the power of youtube I can finally show this amazing thing. I have always thought Dali was kinda cool but this jettisoned him up my Ladder of Inspiration and I think about his jewelry all the time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAEUnaaEetc&feature=related

Pink and green are a great combo for St. Patrick's Day! Pinky wishes all a lovely holiday evening and the Luck of the Irish!

It really feels like Spring here in Seattle town today and Pinky loves Spring. It seems that all the flowers are about a month late this year. Every time they stick their little heads out of the ground, winter comes and slaps 'em. Spring is very inspirational to Pinky and she can finally have really good ventilation in her studio without bundling up like an arctic explorer.

This photo is dated April 16, 2007, and it's Pinky's garden. Right now we still have frost some mornings and everything is pretty much bare. There's just about one month to go before it's supposed to look like this. Just think...all those little fellers are underground, waiting to jump out!

Birth announcement

Whew! I have finally given birth to my website. Here's a link: http://www.patinaparty.com/. There is also some additional work on my etsy shop, and here's the link to that: http://www.patinaparty.etsy.com/. Please visit! Tell me anything about what you see!

There's been a whole lotta learnin' here, from setting up a photo studio within my jewelry studio, expanding my photoshop skills, and dealing with html. Is there such a thing as a jewelry geek? Now hopefully I'm back to creating jewelry.

Accessories can add a little fun and frivolity to life, and right now we need all the bits of joy we can find! A new piece of jewelry helps us stretch our wardrobe boundaries when we can't justify the purchase of a new pair of fabulous shoes or a serious piece of clothing.

I'm influenced by things that come into my vision when I slow down to savor the moment. As the world moves and changes around all of us, I find myself thinking about what I can do to stay in a happy place. Making jewelry for me is a way to capture little thoughts and pass them on to others.