I love the transparency of glass. I love that I can make glass look like ancient stones born of the earth. I love its history and its influence in the world and try to mimic historical beads.

My jewelry is inspired by my central Texas garden.

I want to create affordable, unique designs that are not only wearable art, but also inspire the wearer to share with others the story behind the design itself.

I have always been able to see both patterns in my environment and subtle divergences from the ordinary.

As a metalsmith, I now have the skills to interpret the intriguing features and elements of ancient buildings into my work.

Every piece of wire used in my jewelry is perfectly placed with both intention and attention to detail in mind.

The signature component of my designs is my bead quilled work.

I am a scientist and an artist. Though these two professions may seem disparate, I’ve created a harmony between them through the medium of silver crochet, which helped me to find my niche as a scientific artist.

Raasch designs and crafts her jewelry using unremarkable scraps of corrugated cardboard, green packing material, hand-made paper, hand felted paper, papier mache, cement, bits of wire and renders them into unexpected creative wear.