cauw studio

The ittiest of bittiest of daggers. Available as a charm or bracelet.

I will be posting my show dates for the year soon. I’ve ✨ tried my best ✨ to not overload my schedule this year with markets for my own well-being but alas.

A custom bat pendant in sterling silver 🖤.

I started exploring more work without stones this past year, to focus more on the metal and what it can be without a stone stealing the spotlight. One of the things I enjoy making most in that category is this style of little bordered pendants. They’re small but hefty, little but mighty. This one was made for an awesome local stained glass artist 🦇.

No matter how many pieces I’ve sold over the years, I still feel an unbelievable wave of gratitude when I get an order notification. I wanted to add in a little thank you gift to a recent order, so I scurried to get this made. A kyanite in Sterling silver, fresh off the bench this morning! Thank you to those who shop and support small - your impact is meaningful and appreciated.

Second locket, done! I had so much fun with the first, I immediately decided to do it again, only this time I gave myself the challenge of making something smaller (oh how I love making things more difficult on myself🫢).

For this one, I went into it knowing I wanted it to be this specific marquise shape and size. I started there, building the locket base and then designing it around the shape, making each little flower and forging the snake to fit just right. The first one is pretty hefty, clocking in at around 13g of silver and almost 2” tall, while this one ended up at about 4g and .8”.

Now to finish a Montana sapphire gold pendant, a parti sapphire gold pendant, three silver necklaces for teacher gifts, and a bat piece before starting more lockets.

The necklace form of “this dress has pockets” from my bench is finished. I present to you (quite excitedly, I must add) my very first handmade locket!

I was aiming for a sense of fantasy with this one. Dragon scales, a deep green chrome diopside, a secret hiding spot, and latch closure to tuck away your teeniest, tiniest mysteries. Not up on the site yet but I’ll be posting this and a few more pieces soon.

Nothing like a rose cut tourmalinated quartz to soothe the soul.

This ammonite piece was such a puzzle to create. Each arm formed individually and lined up to meld together had to fit just right with one another, the setting needed to be able to cradle the irregular and uneven fossil just so…there was a satisfying and fun problem to solve at each turn. It also led my seven year old and I on a tun hunt for answers on the difference between nautilus and ammonite! A rollercoaster of a project.

And while we can’t say for certain what these ammonoids looked like when they were alive, I’m trusting the estimates of science and art to help this breathe life back into a peculiar being.

The Annual Eatonville Arts and Music Festival was a total blast - with some of the very best vendor neighbors out there.

There were so many good, memorable, meaningful interactions and conversations with other vendors and customers alike. So, so, many beautiful pieces of art breathing life into the community. And so much incredible support from the coordinators, from between vendor stalls, from customers and even just floating in the air. AnyWAY that’s enough gushing for now. This event remains one of my favorites ♥️

Peep: a OOAK necklace gift created for a customer, my super thrilling setup process, a generic , artwork by Marlene Pool I couldn’t resist buying, and my tiny star folding helper.