collection update

i wandered into a tiny store in Kits today called Amethyst Creations and promised myself to go back there again sometime.  there were piles and piles of gems (mostly amethyst but there really were piles of everything heaped into various makeshift containers) and i asked if they had any pyrite kicking around. 

the girl behind the counter pointed to a few heaps scattered around the store and then she pulled out a small cube, perfectly formed and as shiny as a mirror.  "check THIS out!" and she plunked it on the remaining counter space. 

i adopted it for a few bucks.  

nature makes these, y'know.  just like that. 

found objects

i am so proud of the stick i found while running in the woods yesterday!  so i haven't made much progress in terms of making more jewelry but i've hung them all up now.  plus you can see the new chunk of pyrite i acquired from a vintage etsy seller that came from the basement of an old gemologist.  it came with its own little egg cup!

pyrite and gold

unemployment.  i am making some necklaces to sell at a craft fair at the end of May, and also to put on my future etsy shop.

right now it's mostly a manifestation of my obsession with pyrite but i'll be expanding into other gems and rocks once i figure out how (i.e. avoiding wire wrapping at all costs!).  so i'm currently focused on pyrite, gold, and brass coloured things.  did i mention i've also been working on a drawing of pyrite?  i think i have a problem.