Looking for Spring, Finding Inspiration

Last week some friends invited me and Dan for a nice walk through the Garfield Park Conservatory. It was a great chance to get a jump on spring, which has been taking its time coming to Chicago.

While there I became obsessed with all things bumpy. I snapped some photos as ideas to pursue in jewelry. The bumps could be pearls or other stones, or even the wireball tangles I make. I like how some of the bumps are orderly and some are more sporadic. The color combinations are also fantastic!

And in the spirit of spring, I caught a few takes on the "emerging" theme... an idea I've been wanting to explore. Maybe I'm finally ready to emerge and start experimenting?

I'll share new developments as they happen.