sentimental metalsmith- jewelry for sensitive souls
It all started with a dog named Gonzo
After he died, I made a reliquary — a small container filled with fuzz from his favorite tennis ball, his hair tied in silk thread, and soil from his burial site. The process of making it gave me a connection to my memories of him.
Wearing it gave me something to hold. That's when I understood what jewelry can really do.
It is so much more than simple adornment.
It's memory, made tangible. It's love you can touch on the hardest days.
I create jewelry to hold what you're afraid to forget.
unapologetically sentimental
I've always wanted to help people process difficult things. I even got my Masters Degree in Social Work about it!
I burnt out of Social Work fast, but I found my voice in metal. And after nearly 20 years making memorial jewelry, I understand that what you're really asking for isn't just a beautiful object, you want a way to stay connected to someone you love.
Turning something hard into something beautiful. I translate emotion into silver and gold.
sentiment in metal
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Flower of the Month Charms
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Quaking Aspen "We Shake" Sterling Silver Book Pendant
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"Everything goes..." Sterling Silver Book with Joan Didion quote
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Sterling Silver book with Mary Oliver Poem and Faceted Lapis
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Kinetic Sterling Silver Flower with Amber, "Loving, Lovely, Loved"
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Wild Rose with Rhodochrosite Kinetic Locket
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Kinetic Sterling Silver and Turquoise Flower "The world is still spinning..."
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Even the Darkest Night will End... Sterling Hellebore with yellow diamond
Regular price $745.00 USDRegular priceSale price $745.00 USD
Something made just for you- or made BY you
Whether you have a memory you'd like me to translate into metal, or you want to make the piece yourself (with my hands guiding yours) I offer a few ways to create something that is entirely, uniquely yours.
Customers are saying
a blurb about erin
I say I'm inspired by nature and nostalgia, but what does that even mean?
Childhood wonder. The delight in watching dandelion seeds float through the air, or seeing fiddleheads unfurl.
Holding my grandmothers hand as we walked to the park to find baseballs and pick wildflower bouquets that she treated like a dozen roses.
The soothing words spoken to an anxious mind "take a deep breath sweet pea".
Nostalgia that tugs so hard it sometimes takes my breath away. This is what inspires me.
I feel, sometimes it seems, too much. And my guess is, you do too.
It helps to have something that gives weight to emotion, that reminds you when you begin to forget.







