I'm open to working with you on custom creations.
I often incorporate pattern and texture by hammering annealed silver over embossed brass plates. Shown above are some currently available options. I have a rotating selection of gemstones, both faceted and cabochon. Many are unique and limited as I acquire them individually through online auctions, designer lapidary artists and other random suppliers. I always look for natural, untreated, genuine earth-mined stones. I work mainly in 925 sterling silver which is naturally hypoallergenic (nickel free) and I only purchase quality components such as earring push backs, lever backs and necklace chains that are 925 stamped to maintain the high quality standards of my work. All my jewelry is constructed by hand from raw materials including all the individual stone settings, I don't use pre-cast components. Some examples of custom requested works are shown below.
digital mock-up options
actual earrings in progress
the finished pair
For these earrings, the customer referenced my "arrowhead leaf studs" but wanted specific dimensions and more layered shapes. She also requested a gold keum boo application (a technique that bonds 24 karat gold leaf to the surface of depletion gilded fine silver through heat and pressure. It's also why the silver in the finished earrings looks so white, a very interesting process!). Based on her ideas I came up with a design and sent her a digital mock-up with some different combinations to choose from. The finished pair has been embossed, gilded, surface burnished to enhance the textural contrast and polished with a protective conservator's wax.
For this pair, the customer wanted heart shaped dangles with keum boo gold and embossed silver. I designed two stacked concave domed hearts back to back making them more dimensional, reflective and visually impactful from all sides.
For these earrings, the design was left entirely up to me. I talked with the customer about what stones I had available and which cut and colors she preferred. She chose the marquise citrines, a general desired size and lever back closures for security and ease of wear.