Thistle Ceramic Pendant Necklace in Gift Pouch

A sweet gift for mother, daughter, sister, grandma, gardener, flower lover, nature lover, teacher, dog walker…  Find Thistle Ceramic Pendant Necklace in our shop Made to Order.  Magnetic barrel closure on an 18” coated cable with a 2 1/4 x 1 1/2” Turkish silver-plated pendant filled with our handcarved ceramic tile.  Like all of our jewelry and belt buckles, this necklace comes ready for gifting in a one-of-a-kind, pretty gift pouch (each pouch varies in color and design).  Please order early as each piece is individually hand carved and made to order but worth the wait!

Ann Arbor Art Fair

We are well into Day 2 of the Ann Arbor Art Fair in Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 18 - 21.  This fair is actually four fairs in one and we are part of the South University Art Fair located on the beautiful campus of the University of Michigan.  With over 1000 artists from across the nation, we are always honored to jury into this show.  Every year we are amazed by the quality of the artwork and this year certainly is no exception. 

Despite the large number of artists exhibiting the booths are well spaced so it never feels over crowded. Diverse buyers come from all over to buy art. Many have been coming for years and have made it a tradition to travel back to the area just for this show. It’s a great feeling for us to get to visit again with these customers / friends.

This pic shows a little bit of our ceramic and mosaic earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets.  They are perched on a piece of our colorful hand carved stoneware clay tile artwork.  You can snap up these pieces at the South U show in Ann Arbor (Booth number 1017) or have a look in our online shop>>

The Zen of Jewelry Making

We really love what we do and feel so lucky to sort of be in charge of our day…. most days.  It’s great to be able to have a long term larger commission to work on or a bigger project which requires more detailed thought and planning.  But, man, it can be so satisfying to sit down at our worktable and just create little works or art in the form of jewelry.  Wearable art. 

Instead of a palette of glazes and underglazes before us, we have trays of stones and findings and little ceramic compositions we made from stoneware clay.  The earrings in the picture are made from the semiprecious stones of turquoise and smoky quartz sandwiched around a decorative metal cap.  Find them in our shop >>

See more of our jewelry collections >>

Virginia Family Room

Another of our Sticks has made a home in this very welcoming family room in Virginia.  This time in a horizontal orientation.  We love how it helps marry all of the room colors together and feels right at home above the fireplace. 

California Kitchen

We love getting customer photos of our artwork in their new homes!  Our Stick Wall Art made its way to this beautiful Bay Area California kitchen!

St. Francis

We were contacted last fall about doing a custom mosaic wall art piece featuring St. Francis.  We think he looks great in his new home!  

The process started with a few emails discussing design elements and then we presented our client with a sketch to approve.

Then we brought the sketch to life in raw clay.

Then the pieces went into the kiln for the first firing.

Below the pieces were reassembled and ready to receive coats of underglaze.

Here is the reassembled piece again after its second firing.

And, below, shown prior to grouting, but after raku firing and mosaic embellishments.

And, here is the artwork in place.  What a beautiful home!  We really enjoyed working on this project and with such a great client!  See more of our mosaic wall art here.