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Jewelry born of fire, dreams, and Ohio dirt.
Each piece is hand-forged or cast — kinetic, organic, wellness for the body.
Come closer.
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✦ Tinkerings ✦
A kinetic exploration of rings, bracelets, and neckpieces that dance with the body.
Each piece is a tiny mechanism for meditation — a wearable therapy tool to ease the mind and delight the senses.
✦ Cast from Life ✦
Mushrooms, flowers, twigs — fleeting wild things made eternal in silver.
Each piece is cast directly from a living form, often with gemstones set in wax on the original object, so the stone becomes forever intertwined with nature’s delicate imprint.
Tiny preservation spells, wearable reminders of impermanence and wonder.
✦ Cuttlebone Cast Cuffs & Rings ✦
Each piece is poured molten into hand-carved cuttlebone, a centuries-old technique that leaves delicate, ocean-like ridges unique to every casting.
Many feature stones cast in place — fused forever into the molten metal.
Organic, raw, and deeply personal, these cuffs and rings carry the fingerprints of fire and sea.
✦ Monster Pendants ✦
Kinetic creatures forged through a fusion of low-tech casting methods — cuttlebone, sand, direct cast from life, stones set in molten silver.
Each pendant pays quiet homage to Sam Kramer’s delight in the surreal and absurd, while inviting your own hands to play and explore.
Wearable sculptures for the playful, the curious, the brave.
video of kinetic monster pendant
✦ Boettler Park Community Sculpture ✦
Commissioned by the City of Green and permanently installed at Boettler Park in 2016, this collaborative public art piece brought together over 200 community participants to create a lasting landmark.
Forged through countless hands and shared stories, it stands as a testament to collective creativity and local pride.
📍 Visit it at Boettler Park:
5300 Massillon Rd, North Canton, OH 44720
✦ Etching✦
Intricate patterns etched into copper, brass, and silver — delicate maps of corrosion and time.
I specialize in multiple low-tech etching methods, from ferric chloride and saltwater (also called cupric chloride, galvanic, or electrolytic) on copper, brass, and nickel -to ferric nitrate and sodium nitrate on silver.
I’ve even invented my own saltwater power source using a repurposed phone charger, making sustainable etching accessible to home studios. Saving D-cell batteries from landfills.
Beyond creating these works, I teach these techniques in workshops and online classes, sharing the magic of controlled corrosion with makers everywhere.
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My work lives at the intersection of art, movement, and quiet therapy — from kinetic jewelry that soothes restless hands, to etched metals that trace the hidden maps of corrosion and memory.
Rooted in years of research into the cognitive, emotional, and kinesthetic benefits of skill-based craft, I create, teach, and study how making can heal us. Whether through public workshops, university classes, or one-on-one lessons, I love guiding others to discover the magic of fire, metal, and mindful process.
Curious to bring a piece into your life, or to explore these techniques yourself?
[Contact me] — I’d be honored to create or teach alongside you.