Memorial Jewelry

The loss of a loved one is something everyone processes differently. There is no right or wrong way.

I am offering you this service from a place in my hear that has not opened easily, but when it opened, I recognized it.

Keep reading to learn how and why that is.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you have about this extra-personal service.

My story:

The reason I make jewelry in the first place is because my brother, Logan, died in a car accident in 2015.

I never thought that finding gemstones and jewelry tools while clearing out his room would lead me to where I am today.

When the holidays approached fast, I decided to make jewelry (with his stones) for our loved ones, so the gifts would be from both of us. My grief stricken work was well received and initiated my passion for jewelry fabrication. I will always feel a closer connection to Logan through this art-form. Because of how this all started, my love for him is intrinsic to every single piece that I produce.

Before we lost him he was getting into, and teaching me about gems and minerals,

but I never thought about working with them.

In the end of 2019, because I was avoiding handling his ashes, I finally completed his memorial pendant for our dear friend, Kyle. It contains a quartz crystal that belonged to my brother. It is the first stone I ever touched with the intention of making jewelry. As requested, I solder-sealed a small portion of Logan's ashes into this piece, between a silver heart and a 24k gold op-amp symbol. An op-amp is an electronic amplification component found in most electronics.

Kyle and I designed the piece together.

While I was handling his ashes, to place them into the piece, I had a strong wave of calm and peaceful energy wash over me. The direct confrontation of what still was very painful was embraced as a meaningful act of honoring his life. The feeling of relief came as a welcomed surprise, to follow the somber feelings leading up to it. Everything shifted, it was ok.

My personal experience compels me to offer this service.

I will fulfill it with the utmost respect and honor, with the full extent of my attention and skills.

You are welcome to be present while I handle and seal in the ashes; we can do a ceremony if you would like.