Azurite Brooch Desert Bowl and turquoise in these fun

and turquoise in these fun and festive earrings intrugue the imagination

This birdhouse has been hand built by Lynn Wood and textured with her customized stamps

Silver plated zinc focal bead is smooth and bold and engravable

a flower bud

handblown glass yard bird sculpture

Azurite Brooch Desert Bowl and turquoise in these funNature has been a quiet underlying theme in Gail Heftis work since the beginning, specifically sea forms with their tactile qualities. Materials and techniques that Hefti uses tend to be tradition and she hand fabricates in what she hopes to be a unique final product. Hefti loves texture and the processes of texturing metal using etching, chasing and roller printing. Ideas can develop using a stone but her aim is to incorporate them as a working part