I believe that I’ve hoarded this turquoise long enough. Today’s the day! 🩵🩵🩵 #ArtYear #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #HumanMadeArt #Turquoise

Sterling silver, brass bangle. 2020 #ArtYear #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #HumanMadeArt

Time for bangles. Bronze wire twisted up ready for bracelets. #ArtYear #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #HumanMadeArt

A Gray Day Lovely in its own right. #Olympia l #PugetSound #RainbowBridge l #Scape #PrideMonth l #Ally l #PNW #EastCoastKin l #ArtYear

Help me name this new piece! #artyear #dailyart #watercolors #painting #blueskyart #seascape ##eastcoastkin #artist

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 #blueskyartshow #oilpainting #artyear #pnw

Beautiful workshop assistant, Lily helping with studio cleanup and materials organization. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #catsofbluesky

Still on a seed bead kick. A nice diversion from metal and stones. Back to the bench soon. #ArtYear #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

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! #ArtYear #CristinaLeonardJewelry #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #Art

#ArtYear Bronze and sterling earrings with a Japanese patina. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#ArtYear This is a bronze and lapis pendant on leather that I made several years ago. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Lapis

Some recently acquired #Pietersite that is soon to be made into something nice, I hope. #ArtYear #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

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

#ArtYear Sterling #Ammonite earrings 2024 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#ArtYear #Lapis and gold ring. 2024. Lapis is magical. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#ArtYear A photo from one of the big gem shows in Tucson last February. I want all of the #Turquoise #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Tucson

#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. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #BlueSkyArt #DoWhatYouLove #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #SeedBeads

#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 #ArtisanJewelry #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #BigSur #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Last day! #Charcoal A little video of my charcoal block that I solder on. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Ok, playing fast and loose with the prompt, #Rose, but here goes. Sterling and dumortierite. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Beige is a tough one for a color lover like me. I don’t even like the word, lol but I do love texture. Fossil coral cab cut last year. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear The word is #Rust. These are antique fence spikes that I turn into scribes for marking metal. 2020 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Scout is helping me show you this #OliveGreen Prehnite that I recently cut. She’s a very good girl. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Prehnite #Cats

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Magenta Grape Garnet ring sterling with a 18k gold bezel 2023. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #sandcast #Garnet

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Very late entry! #Teal Labradorite, Sterling and bronze ring 2023 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #labradorite

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Silver is the prompt. Finally an easy one! Most things I make are silver. 2024. CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Gold is the prompt. This is front way back times. 24k gold, bronze, sterling. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Dragonfly

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Coral is the color. Here’s a coral-ish color Dino bone cab cut last year. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear The color is #Mint. This is a moss agate I cut last year. It looks like a lost world. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#ArtYear #acoloradAyPRIL #Maroon is the color. Flame Agate cut in 2024. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Agate

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Tan Not my work, but one of nature’s greatest wonders in my opinion. 2024. IYKYK #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Iowa #Morels

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Today’s word is #turquoise. This is piece I made back in 2023 with a piece of Sleeping Beauty turquoise. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear #Peach is the color. Peachy, patina on this bronze pendant from 2023. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #bronze #dragonfly

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear I haven’t got any work that’s #Lavender, but here’s a shot from a dinner I went to last year at a beautiful lavender farm here in Iowa. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #DoWhatYouLove #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #IowaSky

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Lime green is today’s color. “Sugar loaf” cut Prehnite with epidote incisions. 2023. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #prehnite

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Sky Blue is today’s color. Azurite, Sterling ring. 2024 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Azurite

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear Not exactly ‘Gray’ but the best I could do 🩶 Sterling Silver, 2023 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear The color today is ‘White’. White Buffalo cabochons, cut in 2024. The rough was from Nevada. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #WhiteBuffalo

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear ‘Black’ Carved wood and sterling earrings. 2016 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear ‘Brown’ Bronze and sterling earrings with hammered texture and dark brown patina. 2023 #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art

Untitled landscape 14x14" Acrylic/oil pastel/ink Gallery wrapped canvas #blueskymonday #artyear #blueskyartshow #sensoryart #abstract #abstractlandscape #painter

Hello, Monday. 😉 Tisha Mark ©2025, Spring Sky No. 2501, oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 8"x6" Available, with maple frame: tishamark.com/shop #art #painting #bsnm #ArtShop #ArtYear

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear ‘Pink’ Rhodocrosite and sterling silver 2024. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #BskyArt #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BskyJewelry #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Rhodocrosite

what a shot!

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear ‘Purple’. This was one of the first stones that I ever cut (2016). It wasn’t a very inspiring shape, but the amethyst itself was gorgeous. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #Art #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #Amethyst

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear The color is #blue Large cabochon Dumortierite, cut 2024 bound for a pendant. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #Dumortierite

I couldn’t ask for a better studio assistant. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #CatsOfBlueSky

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear The word is ‘green’. This is a necklace I made last year. Sterling and extraordinary chrysoprase also cut in 2024. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #Art

#acoloradAyPRIL #ArtYear The prompt is ‘yellow’. Dendritic common opal from Oregon. Cut in 2024. Soon to be a pendant. #CristinaLeonardJewelry #ArtisanJewelry #HandMade #DoWhatYouLove #LapidaryArt #Lapidary #LapidaryArtist #BlueSkyArt #BlueSkyJewelry #WomanArtist #MakeThings #Art #opal