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Landscape Sample Rings 2007 sterling silver, model railroad landscape materials—“bush,” “field grass,” “talus” each approx. 2” x 1.5" x .5” one-of-a-kind private collectionBush/Branch Necklace 2007 sterling silver, model railroad “bushes” and “underbrush” necklace: 6.25” inside diameter one-of-a-kind $1150Grass Necklace 2007 sterling silver, model railroad “field grass” necklace: 5.5” inside diameter one-of-a-kind $900Winter Tree Pendant 2007 sterling silver, plastic model railroad tree armature 18” cable lengthprivate collectionBush/Branch Double Pendant 2007 sterling silver, model railroad “bush” 18” cable length one-of-a-kind $300
Summer Tree Ring 2007 sterling silver, model railroad landscape materials 3” x 2” x 1” one-of-a-kind collection of Tacoma Art MuseumWinter Tree Ring 2007 sterling silver, plastic model railroad tree armature, “underbrush” handmade stand: cherry wood, felt ring: approx. 2” x 3” x 1” display stand: 3.5” x 5” x 3.75” private collectionLandscape Sample rings (under glass) 2007 sterling silver, glass, model railroad landscape materials: “bush,” “field grass,” “talus” each approx. 2.5” x 1" x .5” one-of-a-kind $900Landscape Sample rings (in test tubes) 2007 sterling silver, glass, model railroad landscape materials—“bush,” “field grass,” “talus” each approx. 4” x 1"x  .5” one-of-a-kind private collection
Landscape Sample Rings 2007 sterling silver, model railroad landscape materials—“bush,” “field grass,” “talus” each approx. 2” x 1.5" x .5” one-of-a-kind private collection
Landscape Sample Rings
2007
sterling silver, model railroad landscape materials—“bush,” “field grass,” “talus”
each approx. 2” x 1.5" x .5”
one-of-a-kind
private collection
Bush/Branch Necklace 2007 sterling silver, model railroad “bushes” and “underbrush” necklace: 6.25” inside diameter one-of-a-kind $1150
Bush/Branch Necklace
2007
sterling silver, model railroad “bushes” and “underbrush”
necklace: 6.25” inside diameter
one-of-a-kind
$1150
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Grass Necklace 2007 sterling silver, model railroad “field grass” necklace: 5.5” inside diameter one-of-a-kind $900
Grass Necklace
2007
sterling silver, model railroad “field grass”
necklace: 5.5” inside diameter
one-of-a-kind
$900
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Winter Tree Pendant 2007 sterling silver, plastic model railroad tree armature 18” cable lengthprivate collection
Winter Tree Pendant
2007
sterling silver, plastic model railroad tree armature
18” cable length
private collection
Bush/Branch Double Pendant 2007 sterling silver, model railroad “bush” 18” cable length one-of-a-kind $300
Bush/Branch Double Pendant
2007
sterling silver, model railroad “bush”
18” cable length
one-of-a-kind
$300
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Summer Tree Ring 2007 sterling silver, model railroad landscape materials 3” x 2” x 1” one-of-a-kind collection of Tacoma Art Museum
Summer Tree Ring
2007
sterling silver, model railroad landscape materials
3” x 2” x 1”
one-of-a-kind
collection of Tacoma Art Museum
Winter Tree Ring 2007 sterling silver, plastic model railroad tree armature, “underbrush” handmade stand: cherry wood, felt ring: approx. 2” x 3” x 1” display stand: 3.5” x 5” x 3.75” private collection
Winter Tree Ring
2007
sterling silver, plastic model railroad tree armature, “underbrush”
handmade stand: cherry wood, felt
ring: approx. 2” x 3” x 1”
display stand: 3.5” x 5” x 3.75”
private collection
Landscape Sample rings (under glass) 2007 sterling silver, glass, model railroad landscape materials: “bush,” “field grass,” “talus” each approx. 2.5” x 1" x .5” one-of-a-kind $900
Landscape Sample rings (under glass)
2007
sterling silver, glass, model railroad landscape materials: “bush,” “field grass,” “talus”
each approx. 2.5” x 1" x .5”
one-of-a-kind
$900
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Landscape Sample rings (in test tubes) 2007 sterling silver, glass, model railroad landscape materials—“bush,” “field grass,” “talus” each approx. 4” x 1"x  .5” one-of-a-kind private collection
Landscape Sample rings (in test tubes)
2007
sterling silver, glass, model railroad landscape materials—“bush,” “field grass,” “talus”
each approx. 4” x 1"x  .5”
one-of-a-kind
private collection

Landscape Series

For years I’ve been working within the intersection of archetypal form and the natural world, creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces from organic materials. In Landscape, I’ve taken a break from the real natural materials--leaves, pods, seeds--which have compelled my work for many years to create miniature, artificial worlds within the context of jewelry. Working with model railroad landscape materials lets me create tiny snapshots of the natural world, scenes that can trick the eyes into believing they are seeing something much larger. In several pieces, this deceit is challenged by the combination of these small constructed natural forms with full scale, cast sterling branches, buds and leaves which, in material, are equally unreal and illusionary.

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