The Mage Behind the Magic
I am a Metalsmith and a Glass Artist
When I first created the Amulet of Adventuring, I knew immediately it needed its own space, its own home, meant to stand apart from the rest of my work.
I have worked with metal and glass for years, over 15 years for the glass part of things, creating art jewelry under my business name of juiceglass (learn more below.) After so many hours of apprenticing, learning, practicing my craft and honing my skills, I leveled up to the point of creating the Amulet. And knew it needed to be found by its own community of roleplayers and adventurers who so love the world and family of RPGs.
I was 9 when I first played Dungeons and Dragons. Now I have my own son, and along the way I never stopped loving the games. My GPA in college suffered greatly when I discovered MUDs. My first online mage was named Lunesse, and it’s a name I still use as my online handle. I’ve managed to keep myself playing RPGs, they tend to be solo player games like Witcher 3 these days, but the love for the group games is still strong, and I am so happy to see my son pick it up, right around the age I did, and to see the world of RPG and D&D continue to be loved and enjoyed.
The Amulets of Adventuring
In a world of mass-produced jewelry, the Amulets are 100% handmade by me, in my metals studio tucked away in the rainy forests of the Pacific Northwest. Each piece starts with the die, be it retrieved from a humble bin at the local game store, procured from an artisan dice maker, or sent by a buyer, a beloved die that is infused with the power of love and the journey with its owner.
Sterling silver and sometimes brass is measured, cut, annealed, forged, textured, soldered, and fitted together. The bezel for the die is measured, formed, soldered and attached to the backplate. The metal pieces are cleaned, filed, and tumbled for several hours for work-hardening and a brilliant shine. The chain is connected, the die set within its new home, and the entire piece is polished again, oxidized for contrast, and given a final police to bring back the shine in contrast to the recessed, oxidized areas.
It takes many hours to make an amulet, but the real answer to “how long” is over a decade of learning and skill advancement to bring me to the point of being able to craft these beautiful amulets for you, the gamers, the dice makers, those who love RPG and the community it supports and carries.
juiceglass artisan jewelry
juiceglass was founded in 2004. The first years were dedicated to creating jewelry components and art glass for jewelry designers to use in their creations. Over time, I started integrating my work into my own signature jewelry style. In 2006, I took a beginner-level metalsmithing class at the College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon. Slowly, metals became more important in my work, and by 2012 I was starting to really learn traditional metalsmithing techniques, forging, fabricating, stone setting and more. If you are interested in my other work, which is totally different but equally unique, wildcrafted and one of a kind, pop on over to juiceglass and enjoy!