Back in the Day - with my son...

Flash back - a piece my son designed when he was helping with creating the work. Enjoy!

Agape Gifts started out as stress reliever; alone time for this, at that time, home school mommy! BUT God had a different plan... my little children wanted to spend MORE time with me even after spending the entire day working on school. SOOooo I humbly relented and let them "play" with the wire and stones... turned out to be a blessing. Meeting lots and lots of people as we traveled from shows both as a vendor and to vendors. My son learned about running a business and marketing... both learned creative outlet and designs. Both my children are very artistic, but very differently.

Tomorrow and I will share a young design from my daughter. Enjoy!

Simple Sparkle!

Diamond zircon set in Precious metal silver clay with an adjustable leather strap - good for casual or dress up! Enjoy!

I saved my money to purchase a kiln... my first big investment. I was excited to use PMC or precious metal clay which back then was either silver or gold. This piece, as are all my pieces, are silver. When the price of silver sky rocketed I relinquished using this technique due to cost. Since then the industry has found ways to make metal clay out of bronze, copper and I think steel. I haven't exercised my knowledge in this area... I wondered over to sheet metal and have been dappling in that media ever since. Enjoy!

Captured Dragonfly!

Fine Silver Metal Clay dragonfly hanging from a leather necklace and serpentine stone! Enjoy!

I remember being so proud of this piece... I worked to get that silver all shiny showing off the texture of the dragonfly. I wanted to focus on the metal piece therefore using just a simple leather cording to hold it all in place with the aid of sterling silver wire! Now I try to make my pieces very dimensional and much more complex... but again it is good to remember less is more, sometimes.

Simple is best - sometimes!

Very simple organic design leather, sterling silver and a real shell from the shore! Enjoy!

This is fun to see! An older piece I put together - very simple but nicely done. Its good for artists to go back and see their journey of design in the beginning -- which can inspire a remake with more enhanced skills. I like the simpleness of this piece... I remember that shell was an amazing blue gray with a wonderful sheen. Now I would probably remake the piece in textured metal... but I like the God created shell too! Enjoy!

Mary is always holding us!

A sweet reminder that Mary is always protecting us! Enjoy

I just love Our Lady of the Streets - I believe that is the title of this image - I love the sleeping child reminding us that we should rest soundly on her shoulder knowing that she is wrapping her mantel around us. I like the way the polymer marbleizing around the words. The cording is a combination of leather and silk. Enjoy!

Here comes the Spring!

A wonderful necklace that I like to "coin" as a chime necklace! Enjoy!!

I vividly remember making this piece! It was in the summer and I was outside hammering, cutting and twisting away. This piece took hours to make with every metal piece carefully textured and sanded. I love the play of colors and tones. Quite a statement piece... it is fun to wear because it sings when you where it! Enjoy!

COMPUTERS!!!

My computer has been at the doctors for two weeks!! But we are slowly returning to the posting for the living!! I will be back shortly - perhaps next week! Please continue to pray for success... in this electronic world!