Next up: the Small Poppy Earrings, Large Poppy Earrings, Scarab Earrings, and Lotus Earrings from my modern botanical-inspired Mechanical Garden jewelry collection! These delicate, intricate designs look like filigree, but their shapes come from the modern chainmaille techniques and engineering components I use. (Who says STEAM can’t be beautiful?!) Above, the Small Poppy Earrings —… Continue reading Poppy, Scarab, and Lotus Earrings, from the Mechanical Garden collection
Category: modern botanical
studio flowers: old roses (Rosa alba, Rosa gallica officinalis, moss rose ‘Capitaine John Ingram’, and ‘Felicite et Perpetue’)
The old roses in my garden only bloom once a year, but when their gorgeous scent fills my studio, I know it’s worth it! This vase on my desk captures summer perfectly for me. Clockwise from the dark red center rose, this is Rosa gallica officinalis (the Apothecary Rose, also known as the Red Rose… Continue reading studio flowers: old roses (Rosa alba, Rosa gallica officinalis, moss rose ‘Capitaine John Ingram’, and ‘Felicite et Perpetue’)
Wisteria and Ivy Earrings, from the Mechanical Garden collection
More new photos from my modern botanical-inspired Mechanical Garden jewelry collection while this gorgeous orchid is visiting my studio workspace! Above, the Ivy Earrings, Short Wisteria Earrings, and Long Wisteria Earrings are airy chandelier earrings with a delicate, intricate, edgy feel. Think of them as metal lace, or modern chainmail; their abstract modern style somehow… Continue reading Wisteria and Ivy Earrings, from the Mechanical Garden collection
how I enjoy orchids in my studio workspace
I love having something green and growing in my workspace, and I love growing orchids, with their strange, wonderfully beautiful flowers and traveling air roots. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough light to grow orchids well year-round in my studio. Here’s how I enjoy them during my work day anyway. Orchid Dendrobium ‘Green Flash’ helped inspire a… Continue reading how I enjoy orchids in my studio workspace
Trellis, Rose Window, and Garland Earrings, from the Mechanical Garden Collection
I couldn’t resist taking some new photos from my modern botanical-inspired Mechanical Garden jewelry collection while this gorgeous orchid is visiting my studio workspace! Above, the Trellis Earrings, Rose Window Earrings, and Garland Earrings are all edgy, modern statement earrings with a spiky floral feel that reminds me of succulents, cacti, and orchids — if… Continue reading Trellis, Rose Window, and Garland Earrings, from the Mechanical Garden Collection