Michelle Shaughnessy

Some designs arrive fully formed. Others take time — years of knowing, months of making, and a lifetime of caring. The Monarch Ring belongs to the latter. A Species Carried With Me Long before I became a full-time metalsmith, I worked as a wildlife biologist. In that former life, part of my work involved looking closely at data on species populations — including monarch butterflies — to understand long-term trends and whether protection might be needed as numbers declined. Monarchs are not...

Turquoise Necklace from the 1970's. Have you ever fastened a necklace or slipped on a ring and suddenly felt the tug of a memory—like a...

Every spring, as the first green buds appear and the trails beckon once more, Earth Day reminds us to pause. To listen to the wind moving...