I do not have everything just as I want it to be. Yet, I have made enough progress with my pushing nature to be producing some nice handcrafted jewelry at Adrift Art Studio. I 've been working on pieces for spring and summer and am very pleased with some of the designs I have come up with. All of the work I am creating right now is one of a kind. I like to do things this way. It takes a little longer from start to finish but the final design is usually worth the extra time spent. My most recent works are showing sterling silver and mixing it up with other jewelry making medias. I am having fun and that is the route I am ready to roll on. I love this work and am feeling excited to share some of my newest designs.

The economy is soft but I have not let that stop me from pushing forward. I need money to make my art studio grow. So I take on whatever work I can find. I babysat the lucky lady in the adjoining photo for ten days. The extra income is added to the pot that helps to grow my art studio. It all adds up. Ms. Lizzie was forced to lay watching my work unfold as I bent and twisted wires, spilled beads on the floor and swilled cups of coffee in pursuit of another finished piece.

I work and I work, seemingly driven by an unknown force. Sometimes I feel obsessed with it. I walk away in frustration only to return a few minutes later without realizing I am at it again. It makes me hard to live with I suppose. My friends and family do not understand the force behind my motivation. I really can't help it. That is the honest truth. It feels like there is something living inside of my creative being. It is as if I have to work to develop. If I do not work i will never get it out and I must get it out. Whatever the hell it is.

I am never really satisfied with my creations. That is not to say that I do not believe the jewelry I am producing is good. I know that some of it is. It is just that I feel like the next time I will do better. In many ways it is a lot like fishing.

Over and over I keep putting that fishing line out in the water. Sometimes I catch a fish, sometimes I do not. The next one could be the best one. If it is, well....I can try again and maybe I will do better. I am caught in this never ending cycle, my handcrafted jewelry is always A Creative Force In Progress.

I am not one to stick to rules and regulations in any form of creative expression. I like to bend things 'til they break, push until I see the edges caving in, jump as far as I can, always reaching. Put me on a path and I will follow along until I get bored and then I start making my own path.

Something gets in my way, well, I like to think I will go around it, over it or just go right on through it.

My Mom says I am stubborn. She is probably right but I will never admit that to her. Handcrafting jewelry is one of the best forms of creative expression I know. It suits my nature to a T. The three dimensional aspects of this art form as much as the media and the motion are all the perfect elements to keep me from getting bored. I have a tendency to get bored too easily. Some might call it attention deficit. I call it curiosity. That is why I like mixing the medias up so much. It goes against the grain. My way of bending the rules and regulations a tad!

I started using some not so precious materials like hemp with some costly materials like sterling silver and what a fun time I am having. The necklace I put together in the photo below turned out nice. It is using colors that will be seen in all areas of fashion this season. Bright blue and nature hemp combine to bring the sensation of water, simple knots and turtles adorn this piece, and the flow of the cords adds to the feeling of waves in motion. This one came together just right and I am pleased to show it here on HubPages.

I hope you enjoyed my sterling silver and mixed media review. it would be great to see some comments and critiques in the comment section below. I need to know what everyone thinks. Helps me keep a level thought process for future jewelry designs so send me some honest feedback.