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🧚🏻‍♀️Welcome to my Imaginarium. ✨ Mixed Metals Art Jewelry✨ 🌳Made at my home in Western NY. ☕️To help support my work: https://buymeacoffee.com/woodlandsignatures

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Jan 11

2024 was a great year for my art. 🧡

#artvsartist #create #metalsmithing #natureinspiredjewelry #artjewelry #slowmade

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Sep 13

Getting back to posting on here again- how are we doing?

Here’s a fun piece I finished and brought to a recent art show; Vesuvianite and Peridot look so lovely together! :)

An image of an art jewelry piece finished by the artist consisting of two light and lively green gems, the bottom one an upside down teardrop shaped, and a round faceted peridot gemstone. The artist has fabricated a silver branch and little leaf to accent the small pendant.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Jun 13

My new banner for my vendor booth came in, and I‘m thrilled about it! This Opossum necklace was one of the most fun projects I‘ve created.

An image of the artist holding up a smooth vinyl banner, covering her upper body and face, of one of their jewelry projects. This visual display will be used in her booth at art shows, and features a sterling silver opossum art jewelry piece with a faceted stone around a curled tail. The creature hangs from a sterling silver and brass flower branch. There are lush full bushes and trees in the backyard.

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FEMINIST @feminists.bsky.social · Jun 11

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · May 18

#metalsmithing #sterlingsilver #jewelry #slowmade #flowers

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · May 18

A few new pieces that I’ve created that are available. Since I ended up getting sick recently, I decided to back out of an art show I signed up for the day before I was supposed to go set up. Initially I felt bad about sacrificing my booth fee, but I’m thankful I listened to my body.

A jewelry piece featuring a light colored stone in a long pointed oval shape. A bird charm attached to the chain by a loop allows for free movement of the charm next to the stone. The necklace is being held in the palm of the artist

A forest green upside down teardrop shaped stone with a small white-clear faceted stone set above it, and two fabricated copper flowers on either side of the smaller faceted stone. Silver tubing was cut at an angle to create the upside down triangle shaped bail of the necklace that the chain goes through. The necklace is being held in the palm of the hand of the artist

A smaller delicate necklace, of a flower with a wavy stem. A single leaf on the right side, and a round faceted stone with a setting coming out from the stem on the left side. The flower pendant is hanging from the chain, so the flower is on the bottom of the stem.

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · May 4

Thank you to everyone who showed up to last nights reception of Lost in the Forest! It meant a lot to me to those who could make it, and it also means a lot to me to those who plan on attending the gallery through the month of May to offer support of my work.💜

An image of a poster on a gallery window for the artists first gallery titled “Lost in the Forest” the poster gives details about the date and time of the event.

An image of an art gallery wall, that has works by the three different artists featured in the gallery. On the wall are decals of the phrase in black “Lost in the Forest.”

The artist, standing with her son in formal attire in the center of the gallery. The floors a light wood- and the lighting of the space perfect for showing details in art pieces.

A spread on a long table with table cloths for the artists reception featuring fruit, crackers, garlic naan, cheeses, assorted veggies, tzatziki, hummus and other options for both guests and artists.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Apr 18

Here’s a look at the postcard being sent out for my first gallery where I’m being featured alongside two other wonderful artists! It’s a big deal for me and a milestone for my jewelry art. 🌲💚

#artgallery #artjewelry #followyourdreams #setgoals #gallery #artist #create #thankful

An image of the front of a postcard for a gallery that the artist is being featured in. On it, it has the name of the gallery, artists, dates and locations of the gallery showing and reception. The three images on the card are that of the three different artists showing their work. The first, a ceramic artist‘s vase with a organic wooden handle, the second, a painting of vibrant cool hues depicting a forest scene with various trees, and the third is a floral teardrop shaped necklace with gemstones.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Apr 18

My husband and I did something similar last weekend! We can’t really afford to eat out and this ended up being really nice 😊

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Apr 17

Crafted from sterling silver, 14k gold-fill, 18K Gold and a happy vibrant peridot. 🐇

I am so pleased with how this entire piece came out, and although it differs from my original sketch, it has paved the way to new inspiration of future designs!

#artjewelry #rabbit #peridot #slowmade

A shelf tree mushroom, with bits of lovely soft moss still attached propping up A triangular pendant featuring a rabbit running in front of four flowers that have multiple peatals, crafted from silver and gold. The eye of the rabbit is pure 18k yellow gold, and its haunches are decorated in leafy print with a small flower.the frame of the jewelry piece consist of theee strands of thin wire soldered together. Halfway up the pendant is a round happy faceted peridot stone.

An image of the palm of a light colored hand holding a finished pendant of mixed metal work featuring a rabbit running in front of four flowers that have multiple peatals, crafted from silver and gold. The eye of the rabbit is pure 18k yellow gold, and its haunches are decorated in leafy print with a small flower.the frame of the jewelry piece consist of theee strands of thin wire soldered together. Halfway up the pendant is a round happy faceted peridot stone.

A close up of the rabbit pendant showing it’s features in more detail

A close up of the flowers in the rabbit pendant with the light colored shelf mushroom in the background. The ridges of the mushroom have such wonderful texture.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Apr 14

Found this on my walk….

A discarded book; found by the artist on her walk. Torn into two sections, the black hardcover reads “The American government” with the authors name, Magruder. The second section is open to a random page. The two book halves are slightly muddy from being discarded on the wet and slightly dead grass.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Apr 14

Ending todays work with this layout ✨🩵✨

#jewelrydesign #silverandgold #skybluetopaz #spessartite #garnet #sterlingsilverjewelry #slowmade #statementjewelry

Components of a jewelry design layout, including a cool colored focal gemstone, pieces of silver wire, gold flowers, tiny silver leaves and pieces of cut silver tubing to thread all the pieces onto a necklace chain once finished. Everything is set onto a soldering board which has been discolored from jewelers torch usage.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Apr 6

Today reminded me that it’s okay to be happy during hard times.

An image of a group of turtles in a conservatory, soaking up light and warm pond water. There are at least 11 turtles in the photo, some stacked on top of each other. In the background are some tulips and other greenery.

An image from the perspective of looking up; vines creeping up the walls of the greenhouse leaving only a small amount of light showing through the thick of vines as well as at the top. There are small clusters of pink flowers coming out of the vines.

A close up of a tortoise roaming freely at the conservatory. It’s walking atop patio bricks that line the floor. In the background are some stacked rocks as well as tall grass to add to a comfortable environment for the tortoise.

A close up of the bark of the paperbark maple, which shows peeling thin bark in various shades of reds, and warm tones like rust. Upon touching the tree, small flecks of thin bark come loose.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Mar 31

Work in progress of this rabbit piece! Today I’ll be assembling the tall grassy pieces and figuring out placement of all the small elements before soldering. Not sure if I want to add copper granules, gold granules, or both.

#jewelrydesign #slowmade #artjewelry #wip

A bench jewelers work in progress of a rabbit pendant. Made by layering cut pieces of silver, the work is currently in the process of assembling and figuring out placement of pieces. Once finished, the piece will depict a rabbit running through tall grass with a single round happy green peridot stone to a vent the work. The frame of the scenery of the work features a triangular shaped frame made by grouping thin wires into bunches of 3. The work is placed on a soldering block that is stained with fire scale from continuous use, and above the work is a soldering pick, which has a charred spot from being accidentally burned at one point. An artists’ tools transform after being worn from years of work.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Mar 28

Work in progress piece. Soldering finished, stone setting finished, now all that’s left is polishing and adding the final loops for chain. White Moonstone & Topaz. ✨🩵✨

#natureinspired #jewelry #botanical #sterlingsilver #metalsmithing #art

A piece of silver jewelry- a pendant, resting against a textured floral coffee cup made by a fellow artist. The pendant features a white moonstone with two long leaves on either side giving the illusion of holding the stone. The leaves cross at the beginning of their stems, and above where the leaves cross is a single round faceted stone surrounded by a structural loop that connects leaf stems and provides a space for the chain loops to be placed once the piece has been polished and finished. The piece with its light and white stones against the silver creates a glowing atmosphere surrounded by a simply lit workspace.
Next to the pendant with points of contact being the points of the two leaves fabricated from metal is a flux brush used for dusting the workspace.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Mar 16

First floral teardrop of 2025 is complete! February wasn’t as productive as I would’ve liked because of how cold my workbench area was, but now I am good to get my butt in gear creating inventory for show & gallery season.

✨Brown Zircon & Amazonite in sterling silver.

#jewelry #floral #nature

Propped against a dark background, a teardrop shaped pendant featuring a flower with two layers of four petals and two long leaves coming off the flower along the teardrop shape. Inside the flower is a small faceted warm brown stone. Towards the bottom of the teardrop is a slightly egg shaped amazonite stone connected at the bottom of the stone to the teardrop, suspending it slightly in space within the teardrop shape.

An image of the pendant being held in front of a few of the artists fingers to show the size of the pendant. The background is light, and reflects off of the silver of the piece nicely.

An image of the pendant described in the first slide being held up by its chain. The bail of the pendant where the chain goes through is crafted using sterling silver tubing and is slightly wide and horizontal to reflect the artists taste in design. The color of the Amazonite stone being saturated aqua really stands out in this photo.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Mar 6

My cat Juno, also known as sweet-baby-angel-face or chubby girl 🥰
Her eyes remind me of springtime.

#cats #cat #pets

A young cat, sleeping on a soft grey blanket. The grey on the upper half of the cats body matches the blanket. And the underside of the cat such as the bottom half of its face, belly and paws are all white. The cat is resting with her eyes closed, white whiskers relaxed. The front paws are tucked in all cute-like, and under one of her feet can be seen, exposing her pink toe beans. The cat is cuddled up next to a flannel button shirt that is balled up messy on the bed.

Showing the cat from the shoulders up on a light colored red, you can see a clear image of her deep green eyes looking inquisitively at the one taking the photo. Light grey hairs curl out from the cats ears, and the cats expression shows that of slight curiosity.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Mar 3

Originally I was working on a cuff bracelet that started out from a melted silver Ingot, but as I was pulling it through the rolling mill it snapped in two! I was upset at the time, but ended up turning the broken bracelet into a pair of earrings!

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A pair of rectangular shaped earrings topped with a warm yellow-orange faceted round gem. The dangle earrings are engraved using basic tools to mark small slashes and dots and broken “x” shapes to give an organic feel to the work. The earrings are displayed on a small pumpkin that rests on a wooden pedestal decorated with pumpkin seeds.

Close up of A pair of rectangular shaped earrings topped with a warm yellow-orange faceted round gem. The dangle earrings are engraved using basic tools to mark small slashes and dots and broken “x” shapes to give an organic feel to the work. The earrings are displayed on a small pumpkin that rests on a wooden pedestal decorated with pumpkin seeds.

A single earring being shown on a dark silicone ear for display. The silicone ear is supported on a clear display stand, allowing the earring to be shown as it would look being worn. The warm color of the round faceted gem stands out nicely.

A close up of a single earring being shown on a dark silicone ear for display. The silicone ear is supported on a clear display stand, allowing the earring to be shown as it would look being worn. The warm color of the round faceted gem stands out nicely.

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Mar 1

The consistency looks fantastic! It’s always fun to see what plant medicines others are making 🌱

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 28

I can’t wait for mossy walks again! Soon! 🍄‍🟫 🌿

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 28

Thank you so much! And yes I agree 😄 at least I got something and still have the design in my notes 💜

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 27

This piece was truly a test of my torch control and understanding of mixed metals and their melting temperatures. My designs all start from messy sketches and It’s so amazing to see them come to life!

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 27

I wish I would’ve gotten more high quality photos of this after I made it, but I was on a time crunch and it had sold a few days later. A hummingbird pendant accented with a green Moissanite. Crafted from sterling silver, copper and 18k Gold for the hummingbird’s eye.

A mixed metals hummingbird jewelry piece featured in front of a background of leafy spring foliage, the pendant is a broken circle crafted with a fabricated sterling silver textured twig that has various flowers growing around it. In the center is the hummingbird, created from soldering various layers of sterling and copper together to show different colors of the hummingbirds plumage, the bird has a solid gold eye, an aspect of the artists love for the individual soul of each animal on this sacred earth. The silver flowers have stamens and center parts created with copper. The piece has a sparkling green faceted moissanite gem in the right hand corner, and the chain holding the pendant allows the piece to be suspended in the air.

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 21

That’s where I am. I don’t really want to do customs as much anymore unless it’s someone wanting one of my unique past designs, but sometimes you just have to push through for the almighty dollar. 🙄

Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 21

Took on a last minute ring for a client for some last minute money. Sometimes I feel really hypocritical because I’ll close my custom orders and then can’t resist when I look at my calendar and see my car insurance is due soon. 😅

#jewelrydesigner #natureinspired #art #amethyst

A recently finished sterling silver ring featuring a round juicy purple amethyst stone in the middle with two long leaves on either side in alternating directions. The ring has a notched wire border framing the ring and creating an open style framing for the band. The ring is being displayed on a hand stone setting tool with wooden handle. The setting tool with ring on it is resting atop a woven steel mesh that is used for soldering operations. Showing the finished ring amongst aspects of the jewelers workbench gives a feeling of the love and labor involved with creating jewelry by hand.

A close up view of the sterling silver ring from the previous photo being displayed on a stone setting tool. The handle of the tool being wooden shows waves of wood grain on its light colored wood surface. The tools handle has signs of use and wear, showing very small particles of silver dust and dirt from years of use.

To show scale and size of the completed Amethyst ring, The artist shows what the ring looks like being worn on the middle finger with the tips of the fingers relaxed pointing down. The lighting is slightly dim in the background. The middle of each of the fingers has an astrology symbol tattooed on them.

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Woodland Signatures Jewelry @woodlandsignatures.bsky.social · Feb 21

I appreciate this tip too! As a mixed metal artist I can use my accidentally contaminated pickle for good!