Fiery Heart Designs

Welcome to my stu­dio, Fiery Heart Designs, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas where I cre­ate jew­elry and small scale art in the metal clays, sil­ver, cop­per, and bronze. Although I started as a bead ori­ented artist my first exper­i­ments with PMC sil­ver hooked me on this medium.

PI OF HEARTS — 2008

That was in 2008. I made a few pieces in sil­ver while the metal clay world moved on to include cop­per and bronze (it already had gold). The sil­ver could be fired with­out a kiln but the newer clays require a kiln for best fir­ing. In 2010 I finally pur­chased the type of kiln needed for cop­per and bronze clays. That is when I started learn­ing to work with the newer clays.

This web­site is a por­tal to my stu­dio and offers a glimpse at new pieces of metal clay art as I cre­ate them. I will also share what I learn from both the suc­cesses and the fail­ures. I hope you come along for the jour­ney as I explore the fas­ci­nat­ing world of metal clay. I invite you to read my blog and to view my online port­fo­lio to see where the artis­tic road takes me.

You can see some of my ear­lier work (includ­ing early PMC pieces) on the Early Work pages. As I com­plete new pieces they will also be in a portfolio.

I cur­rently show my work in two loca­tions, The Toll House in Cotter, Arkansas and The Riverview Emporium in Norfork, Arkansas.