Vernal pool bowl with spring peeper frogs and oak leaves in copper and bronze with verdigris patina hammered It forms when a bowl

It forms when a bowl or a teacup or another ceramic object finds its way into the ocean and is gradually abraded by sand and other materials

layered rough texture of this ring is inspired by the bark of the ancient cedar trees that I remember from childhood hikes in the forests of the Pacific Northwest

This ring features a gorgeous medium-green tourmaline cabochon in a sleek bezel setting

Delicate and graceful

brilliant-cut faceted stone

Vernal pool bowl with spring peeper frogs and oak leaves in copper and bronze with verdigris patina hammered It forms when a bowlIf you live on the eastern side of Canada or the U. S., you know the sound of spring peepers. These tiny frogs only about an inch or 2 3 cm long at their biggest perform a loud chorus each evening starting with the first thaw, and they keep going until late spring. While they prefer year round ponds, they can also live in vernal pools. When I heard the peepers this spring, I felt a strange emotion hope. I've been thinking a lot about vernal pools