Artwork & Jewelry made from recycled copper & metal.  

Using traditional darkroom methods, I print b/w images onto copper & metal plates.  I then layer these images with recycled materials to create a 2D sculpture.

As I produced more artwork, I kept having lots of small scrap metals.  With these smaller pieces I designed a line of unique recycled jewelry.  I use almost anything I can find to create my pieces.  That is why each piece is one of a kind.  I get most of my materials from the metal bins at the recycle facility in Missoula.  I use wire, pipe, and old copper pieces in my jewelry.  I even “harvest” pieces from old electronic components.

All of the patena copper is done by hand.  I have several “recipes” I use to create different variations of aged and rusted copper.  As much fun as it is to create each piece of jewelry, I equally enjoy being the mad scientist that ages and stains my copper.