Espresso TamperMay 2023 Copper, zebrawood I recently received a new compact espresso maker, but it didn't come with a tamper for the grounds in the portafilter. I tried all kinds of substitutes: my fingers, the back of a spoon, a cocktail muddler; none of these compressed the coffee grounds well. Then it hit me that rather than buying a tamper, this was a deficit that could be remedied in my studio! I had some 6 gauge copper lying around, and I figured a 4mm thick

Its name in Ōlelo means “dog that runs in rough water

I instead made a repoussage (where the design is hammered out from the back) of the flame motif in 18K yellow gold

August 2013

I had recently made an engagement ring for a lovely couple with whom I'm fortunate to now be friends

This unusual engagement ring is done in 18-karat yellow gold and set with a diamond and two rubies

you get a little extra for the price

In keeping with the Greek text of John 3:16

voluminous lines of the characters in this pendant suggest drops of water or bubbles in seawater—perfect for a the phrase 情比海深 (qíngbǐhǎishēn)

The pendant is in the shape of a square-foot spade

and shaped like an eye to boot

The kanji are inset and filled with black glass enamel

the wood can have beautiful figuring rivaling that of the most famous Hawaiian hardwood