Olga Hamilton Art Studio

There’s something I truly love about collaborative art — watching a piece evolve through two artists’ hands, styles, and imagination. 💝
These ceramic pendants started with the talented ceramic artist Lorrie Goss - Clay Fine Arts, who sculpted each pendant by hand in clay before the first kiln firing, known as the bisque firing. After that, they came to my table.
I painted each piece with acrylics, sealed them with varnish, and finished them with a protective resin coat to bring out the colors, depth, texture, and little hidden details that slowly emerge as the pieces come alive.
And as always… once I start painting, the pendants begin developing their own personalities.
The “Summer Berries” pendant has already been spoken for 🍓 along with my hand-painted leather “Ladybugs” bracelet 🐞✨ — which honestly makes me very happy because I love seeing handmade pieces find right owners who truly connect with them.
Our whimsical butterfly pendant also quickly found its owner 🦋💜 The piece was full of rich jewel-like purples, layered greens, textured gold details, and a tiny butterfly resting almost like a secret hidden in a garden mosaic. Somehow it managed to feel both playful and elegant at the same time.
The two larger bold-color pendants are still waiting for their people. One is playful, whimsical, and full of movement — turquoise, fiery orange, black, red, dots, curves, textures, and tiny raised details that remind me a little of folk art mixed with tribal-inspired patterns. It is impossible to ignore 😃
The second pendant feels more like a tiny abstract mosaic painting turned into wearable art — divided with shimmering gold lines and filled with rich turquoise, coral red, black, and bright orange. The raised gold details give it almost a jewel-like appearance.
These are definitely not tiny shy pendants 😄 They are for people who love bold colors, artistic expression, oversized statement jewelry, and pieces that spark conversations. 🎨✨

By the way, you're also welcome to hang them on Christmas tree or even on the wall 😀

The proceeds benefit the historic Pioneer Church restoration and maintenance. Stop by The 1895 Church of StuArt to try the pendants on and see more of ceramic art by Lorrie. aroundandabout.us

Olga Hamilton and Lorrie K. Goss

From a rainy day beginning… to a sunlit finish. This bracelet has been a quiet little journey. I started it quite a while ago on a gray, rainy day — working through “fifty shades of gray” glass beads. The clusters, built bead by bead with needlework over a strong silver color nylon cord, feel almost like drops of water frozen in motion.
Along the way, I decided to add a few so-called briolettes — teardrop prisms — and they truly completed the piece. They catch the light beautifully, adding movement, depth, and those little dancing reflections that change with every turn. Today, it came to life under the sunshine — and what a difference light makes. Every bead now sparkles, reflecting silvers, soft blues, and tiny flashes of rainbow. The dangling elements, the tiny butterfly, the subtle glow — everything that began in a calm, rainy mood now shines with a brighter, joyful energy.

Olga Hamilton at The 1895 Church of StuArt - Historic Pioneer Church
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