Chess, black octahedral diamond, Herkimer diamonds.
Ruby, lapis lazuli, silver, grey pearls
BC nephrite.
Two pearl necklaces, many ways of wearing.
Chunky aquamarine and rock quartz.
Made on a smoky and hot summer day.
Pillars
Quartz crystals and Herkimer diamonds.
Ssssss
Snow falls quietly.
Frozen in the river.
Quartz and onyx.
Connect two in one.
Just another fish.
Raw quartz crystals, many ways of wearing.
Looks like a flower.
I love raw crystals.
Fine snow shines like diamond dust.
Sunstone with quartz.
Sunstone, rutilated quartz.
Moonstone and labradorite.
Last beam of sun.
Star rising at dusk.
Sunstone, iolite, zircon, labradorite.
Relaxing on the beach.
Beach with shells the best.
From water birds.
Let all the dreams fly!
Black spinel and kyanite.
Moonstone, aquamarine, lapis.
Moon over the lake.
Sun over the sea.
Black rutilated quartz
Grey zircons
Seal wax charm
Weeds are pulled, tomatoes are in the ground, eggplants are planted.
Me, rabbits and crows are all watching.
Long drinks, short drinks.
Ice left in the glasses.
Amethyst and shells
Wampum quahog shell
Rose quartz, shell, aquamarine.
Rose quartz and amethyst.
Smell of summer.
The growth of a wild strawberry.
Cat walking in my backyard.
Summer delights.
Bright ones.
Camping by the lake.
Lapis
The spring is in the air.
Amethyst with charoite. High school memories.
Ombre amethyst. Childhood memories.
Black spinel.
Dark come with light.
Ruby and zoisite.
Winter is so white here, with fabulous sunrise and sunset.
Tons of work everyday, but first, coffee.
Moonstone and some scenery.
Iolite.
Blue lace agate all the way.
Crystal and physics--Al2O3 and SiO2 system.
Designed for the summer school and 28th AIRAPT and 60th EHPRG International Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
For the cocktail, for the city, for the unforgetable summer.
A bit old fashioned.
Rose water, petals and more.
They said amethyst will keep you sober.
Fruity gummy jello.
The candy wrap.
The front
The other front
Wild and sweet.
Berries make me happy.
Labradorite.
Labradorite.
For the nest, for the wings, for the adventures.
Designed with spring memories back home.
Left: Morning dew.
Made of moonstone, tsavorite, aquamarine, yellow beryl, rock quartz.
Labradorite, carved in India.
Lapis with gold swallow.
Aquamarine, moganite and a seagull.
Born in a pink sea.
Moonstone, aquamarine, quartz.
Rose quartz and aquamarine.
The moon walks me home.
All black spinel.
For velvet dress.
Designed with dating outfit in mind.
You can shoot the bullet, or hit by the bullet, or both.
Lucky charms might work, maybe?
Double side rose made of beads.
Velvet choker pretty in the front and back.
Dark red velvet choker.
Greyish blue velvet choker.
Earrings pairing with the chokers.
Mars.
夜の海にきらめく 月あかりのように
愿逐月华流照君
Designed with synchrotron workshop outfit in mind.
Debut in person at IUCr High pressure workshop, APS, Dec 2022.
Inspiration: synchrotron, everything about feldspar.
Grey but magical!
Holds the key to the questions.
All beads have interesting inclusions causing various light effects.
Designed with classic cocktail dress and banquet outfit in mind.
Debut in person at MetSoc, Glasgow, August 2022.
The pieces for my presentation -- Diaplectic Glass
The earrings representing diaplectic glass under PPL (light color) and XPL (isotropic).
The earrings also represent the fancy chandelier in theatre entrances, which is on during the night and off during the day.
The ring represents a view of meteorite thin section under microscope, consisting of some melt, some light minerals and some dark minerals.
Casual daily wear.
Shooting star, satellite, and plane...where are my aliens?
Graduated changing color bicones representing a fireball falling over a lake.
Graduated necklace of Moon phases.
Very formal looking.
Icy necklace for hot hot summer.
Pair well with any light color outfit.
Inspired by the bloody Moon from the full eclipse in mid May. More casual than the Moon Phase one.
The first star after sunset.
Surprisingly pairs well with round neck white T-shirts.
Deluxe 3-in-1 with emphasis on asteroid belt. Looks super cool when pairing with V-neck black outfit.
Sun and Moon, stars and dreams.
Classic and playful with no wrong way of wearing. No real front no real back, just like life.
This collection is to celebrate the beauty of our solar system with the beauty of natural minerals beads. Tried my best to match the color and size of each beads with the real planets and their moons.
Designed with conference outfit in mind, especially with white dress shirts.
Looooong preparation process for collecting beads and material.
Finished in February, 2022, at London, ON.
Debut in March, 2022, LPSC at Houston, twitter[link] .
The start of this whole collection.
Lava beads as meteorites, photo taken in the Houston sun.
Inner and outer solar system with asteroid belt.
Simple with black spinel as stars.
Red garnet, from Earth to the Moon and Mars.
Free rotating orbital planes give this pair of ear clips some vivid movements.
Inspired by my favourites
Golden gingko and sweet osmanthus, red wall, blue sky and cat.
Snow covered ground in pine tree forest and the night sky above.
Dark side or into the light? She turns into gold.
The pain, the key and the flowers.
All beads got in Edinburgh during my adventure, love love love the city and the people.
The people in UWO made me a better person.
The turquoise color water in Banff.
Turquoise.
Two necklace but many ways of wearing.
Czech glass beads mimic natural lapis and turquoise.
My favorite show when I was little. It marks the start of my love of blue gemstones, together with the one in Castle in the Sky.
Made on June 6th, 2022, London, ON
My favorite Ghibli movie. I also want to have their rings.
Set finished on June 6th, 2022, London, ON
Left up: Glass beads look like rough gemstones. Left down: Koi in a pond.
Right: Mixology, glass beads look like cocktails.
Lapis lazuli with a reproduction of Mariam Haskell style chain. Vintage inspired. Wore it to the wedding of my neighbor with cat.
Czech fire polished beads with varies color and texture, showcasing the changes of berries through spring summer and fall. The bracelet body is from a vintage set found in local theatre wardrobe sale.
Ash key from local artist in Scotland and prehnite from a Edinburgh bead shop.
Jadeite beads looking like plant leaves after the rain, with quartz beads as the rain drops. Jadeite beads are a lucky find in local thrift store.
Some Moon, some tea.
The Moon seen on the Earth, the Earth seen on the Moon.
The earring that started all.
The blue color of Morocco.
A mermaid.
Jupiter in the sky of December.
Four moons of Jupiter, Jupiter, and the Earth in a distance.
All aligned for all the luck and joy.