Garnet

 The  Garnet Series is based on the colors of Almandine Garnet and the  metamorphic rock that it occurs in. By using Garnet red on the inside and metamorphic rock colors on the outside, I hope to  evoke a sense of raw jewelry, of  precious stone enclosed in rock. On smaller pieces, I make a point of  keeping the glass thick. As a result, the subsequent cutting and  re-polishing of the neck highlights the jewel tone captured inside the  organic rock colors.