07/14/2026
Mocha Oregon fire opal frame pendant.🔥 First of all, it felt SO good to have the day in my studio today. I found the flow state I have been craving. With all the house stuff lately, my creative time has been nonexistent. Now that we’re through some major tasks on the new house in Maupin and a huge task list here in Portland getting the current house on the market, I’m able to reclaim (some of) my time. Kind of important with Bellevue Arts Museum next weekend followed by Sunriverartfair 2 weeks later! It is what it is. Anyway, I love this piece. Colleen, the gem dealer, knew I would do this stone justice. It just feels like me — this shape has been filling my sketchbooks for years. I knew what I wanted to do as soon as I saw it, floating the stone in an outer frame, like my favorite frogskin agate piece from a few years ago (which is at RiverSea Gallery btw). ‘Night.