Art to Choke Hearts

Welcome to my rotating gallery of art. I’m glad you’re here. You can also find my pieces for sale at artisan markets during the holidays.

This all began by accident. While living in Los Angeles, I learned the art of jewelry-making. Soon after, I began dismantling vintage pieces and reimagining them into modern, one-of-a-kind designs. Word spread, and soon people began donating the forgotten contents of their jewelry boxes. What started small quickly turned into a sustainable art movement!

Today, I create both original and commissioned work. Many clients inherit sentimental jewelry they love but never wear. I give those pieces new life by transforming them into mixed-media art—most often my signature Christmas trees. Cast-off jewelry can even be traded in for credit toward artwork or custom designs.

If you’re interested in purchasing a piece, donating jewelry, or transforming heirlooms into art, please reach out through my Contact page. I’d love to hear from you!

totally 80s christmas tree art
Like, Totally 80s!
12″L x 10″ W
Made from the wildest 80s earrings on black glass with a painted pink confetti wood frame – $50
Martini glass art
Extra Dirty
12″L x 10″ W
Painted canvas with glass beads – $35
Mushroom art
Glass Mushroom
7″L x 5″W
Beads on black glass with black frame
$30
Beer art
Beer
8″ x 8″
Gold jewelry, beads of glass, wood, and plastic on painted black wood
$50
Blue Christmas tree art
Blue Christmas
12″L x 10″W
Perfect for Elvis fans, beach lovers, and those celebtating Hanukkah
Shells, faux diamonds and pearls, and glass on painted black plaque
$50
Peter Pan art
Forever Young
12’L x 9″W
Glass and jewelry on painted, original art
$30
City skyline mixed media art
Skyline #1
10″L x 13″W
Diamond stars, silver croissant moon, and costume jewelry made of gold, silver, and painted wood, with a glass ocean and a sterling silver dolphin on a black painted plaque
$50
Pink Christmas Tree art
Victorian Christmas
7″L x 5″W
Elegant oval wood frame with light pink and pearly jewelry
$25
Bicycle 20"L x 16"W Flower jewelry on printed canvas $40
Bicycle
20″L x 16″W
Flower jewelry on printed canvas
$40

Red Christmas tree art
Red Christmas – The Ocean Collection
10″L x 8″W
Made entirely of shells for the beach lover in your life – on black painted canvas
$40
Shell Christmas Tree art
Angel Tree – The Ocean Collection
14.5″L x 12″W
A dream of pastel shells and a silver angel on a black painted plaque – perfect for the beach lovers and angels in your life
$55
Shell Christmas Tree Art
Lavender Haze – The Ocean Collection
12″L x 10″W
Shells for days with a gold shell topper and golden stars, mounted on textured charcoal-colored wood board, framed by wood painted in distressed metallic lavender – perfect for a beach house
$50
mushroom art on wood
Wood Mushroom
7.5″L x 4″W
Diamond stars, a rainbow of beads, and lush greenery on a painted wood board
$25
Champagne art
Champers Surprise Spectacular!
13″L x 3″W
A golden, fizzy, pearlescent party of a piece on painted black wood
$25
French street corner painting
La Rotonde
15″L x 12″W
Canvas print with strung lights of beads and silver, and flourishes of flowers made with vintage jewelry
$30
White Christrmas tree art
White Christmas
16″L x 13.5″W
Dramatic diamond topper on a white crystallized tree, with traditional red and green glass beads, faux pearls, and metallic jewelry. On black wood, framed by hand-painted distressed silver
$55
White Christmas Tree art
White Christmas #2
11″L x 9″W
Black velvet with gold frame, with a crystallized tree, red glass and pearl accents, a pearl topper, and diamond halo
$50
Flower painting with gold frame micxed media art
Still Life
16″L x 13″W
Hand-painted flowers overlaid with flower jewelry in a classic wood frame, painted gold
$50
City Skyline art
Skyline #2
10″ x10″
Full pearl moon, diamond stars, a skyline made of jewelry, an iridescent blue glass sea, a jumping gold-plated dolphin on a black-painted canvas
$30
Skyline art on canvas
Skyline #3
11″L x 8″W
Blue/black swirly sky on canvas, overlaid with a jeweled city, a full pearl moon, a turbulent sea, and diamond stars
$25
Cat jewelry on art
Naughty Kitty #1
16’L x 13″W
Original art in gorgeous gold frames, with subtle jewelry accents (cheese, pineapple on door, cat) to highlight the craftsmanship – a naughty kitty tries to steal Jarlsberg – perfect for cat lovers!
$45
Cat art painting
Naughty Kitty #2
16’L x 13″W
Original art in gorgeous gold frame, with subtle jewelry accents (apples, hummingbird, strawberry bush, cat) to highlight the craftsmanship – a naughty kitty tries to sneak inside – perfect for cat lovers!
$45
Military man painting
Highly Decorated
13″L x 11″W
A cheeky poke at the military industrial complex and toxic masculinity – but keeping it light! Original art on canvas, overlaid with jewelry. Perfect for comedy lovers!
$25