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Cristina Leonard
@cristinaleonard.bsky.social
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Artisan jeweler and lapidary artist, dabbler in many media, maker living in Iowa. 💙 See more of my work here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cristinaleonard
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · Jun 29
I believe that I’ve hoarded this turquoise long enough. Today’s the day! 🩵🩵🩵
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The photo is of a tray of rough pieces of brilliant blue and green turquoise being ready to be made into cabochons.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · Jun 11
Sterling silver, brass bangle.
2020
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The photo is of a square bangle bracelet on a weathered piece of wood. The bangle is highly textured brass with panels of sterling silver riveted on to each side. The each panels depict two dragonflies (one smaller than the other) in high relief, flying above a wood grain pattern.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · Jun 6
Time for bangles. Bronze wire twisted up ready for bracelets.

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The photo is of my hand holding several pieces of heavy duty bronze wire that I’ve used heat and force to twist into patterns for making bracelets.
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Chris Clough @chrisclougholy.bsky.social · Jun 4
A Gray Day

Lovely in its own right.

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The sea and ski are a shade of bluish purple on a gray day in Olympia. Abandoned train tracks and a bridge painted the colors of a rainbow run through Budd Inlet. As seen from the Fourth Avenue Bridge.
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arrielgoodwinart.com @arrielgoodwinart.bsky.social · Jun 3
Help me name this new piece! #artyear #dailyart #watercolors #painting #blueskyart #seascape ##eastcoastkin #artist
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T. Ruth Westfern @truthwestfern.bsky.social · Jun 4
Study of the day: Busy Bee

#bumblebees are a favorite subject of mine, so it was a fun challenge to see if I could paint one in a single sitting.

5”x7”
Oil on canvas paper

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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · Jun 4
Love love love!!
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · Jun 4
Beautiful workshop assistant, Lily helping with studio cleanup and materials organization. #CristinaLeonardJewelry
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The photo is a beautiful green eyed tabby cat sitting on storage boxes of metals and other materials in my jewelry workshop. She is my beautiful assistant Lily.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 31
Still on a seed bead kick. A nice diversion from metal and stones. Back to the bench soon. #ArtYear
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The photo is of a box stuffed with tubes of seed beads of many different colors. Some nearly as small as dust. Some would call it a hoard. The photo is of a pair of earrings being held in my hand Fringe style earrings with the blue seed beads, and silver nugget cube beads.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 21
I’m in northern Wisconsin on a rockhounding trip and the weather is not cooperating! Still managed to do some collecting today in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Bad ass!
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 14
#ArtYear Bronze and sterling earrings with a Japanese patina.
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The photo is of a pair of bronze and sterling earrings against a white background. The earrings are roughly circular with a cut out at the top. There is a sterling silver bail that connects them to an ear wire. The the body of the earring has raised dots along the edge and a warm brown Japanese chemical patina.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 9
#ArtYear This is a bronze and lapis pendant on leather that I made several years ago.
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#Lapis
The photo is of a rustic bronze pendant in the quatrafoil with 4 lapis beads suspended from it. The pendant has a central pyramidal shape in the middle. The piece is suspended from large ring nails onto the leather.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 8
Some recently acquired #Pietersite that is soon to be made into something nice, I hope.
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A slab of pietersite. Blue and tan with a texture much like tiger eye. With a pattern that goes in many directions.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 8
A few more pics
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 8
Last Sunday was a good day 💛😃! It was nice to have a few hours to not think about the state of the world. Thanks #WNBA !#IndianaFever #CarverHawkeyeArena #Iowa #IowaBasketball #CaitlinClark
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 6
Yes the Ammonite part is cast from a fossil that I made a mold of.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 6
#ArtYear Sterling #Ammonite earrings 2024
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Sterling earrings made it cast silver ammonites on a textured round background. Black patina, burnished high spots.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 5
#ArtYear #Lapis and gold ring. 2024. Lapis is magical.
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The photo is of a sterling silver and gold lapis ring in my hand. The band is a thick silver with bronze embellishments, a gold basil with a faceted oval lapis stone. The lapis is from Afghanistan. 2024.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 3
#ArtYear A photo from one of the big gem shows in Tucson last February. I want all of the #Turquoise
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#Tucson
The photo is of four 5 gallon buckets turned on their sides, spilling out different kinds of turquoise rough stones onto a table. This is a scene from a gem show last February in Tucson, Arizona.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 2
#ArtYear It’s been a long time since I’ve worked in seed beads so I thought I’d pull them out and do something completely different. Tassel earrings in progress.
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The photo is of several pairs of beaded tassel earrings in progress. The are blue and silver, silver with vintage French charlotte beads, greens and orchid.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 2
Omg. The cuteness.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 1
#ArtYear a multitude of stones, jade, serpentine, jaspers, etc I’ve collected along the central coast of California over the years. Waiting to be made into things. #CristinaLeonardJewelry
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The photo is of a large quantity of beach pebbles picked up along the shores of central coast California. The pebbles are surf worn and are primarily greens, blacks and a few reds.
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · May 1
Thank you ❤️
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Cristina Leonard @cristinaleonard.bsky.social · Apr 30
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Last day! #Charcoal
A little video of my charcoal block that I solder on.
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