MOVING TO NEW ORLEANS

I have been asked so many times if I were from New Orleans.

My answer has always been:  in a past life I must have been from New Orleans.

I didn't stop to think about what it meant.

I paint New Orleans, but I don't live in New Orleans.

I feel at home in New Orleans, but I live in a State I no longer even like.

It made no sense.

I will be leaving Illinois for New Orleans on the 12th for the last time.

In this lifetime I may not be from New Orleans, but I sure do belong there.

PETRIFIED WOOD NECKLACE

What a stunning rock this is.

A petrified wood cabochon set in a minimalist setting 

to place all emphasis on the stone.

FUSED GLASS PENDANT SET IN STERLING SILVER

Some new work this weekend.

Fused glass pendant set in Sterling Silver

broom cast detail and a Citrine

Fused Glass and Sterling Silver Necklace

New piece recently finished.

Hand painted Fused glass cab set in Sterling Silver.

The focal piece hangs from a fancy hand made chain.