Sensations from my travels around the world are incorporated into pieces as the main inspiration. Recycled silver and recycled bottle glass are featured prominently in my artwork. As an avid SCUBA diver, on many occasions I have witnessed first hand how the removal of coral and shells from live reefs and beaches can harm fragile marine ecosystems. I love the sea and understand the desire to have mementos and jewelry that evokes vivid memories of beautiful scenes and experiences. Relaxing on exotic beaches, I mold washed-up coral and shells I find around me. I return the coral and shells in the condition I found them, and only take my molds and memories with me when I leave the beach. I return home from a trip anxious to turn the impressions into jewelry to wear and share. Each piece of finished jewelry elicits an acute remembrance of a trip. My Oceanic pieces are often created with a unique technique I developed in 2003 to adorn recycled glass with the recycled pure silver of silver metal clay. All pieces are crafted by hand, and each piece of art jewelry is unique. Read more about me at sherrycordovajewelry.blogspot.com, and see more of my work at sherrycordova.com