Creating thoughtful + sustainable handcrafted jewelry with reclaimed sterling silver.

Because how it’s made matters.

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Rebel Pine Studio

the Shin Shin Necklace

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the Curated Vintage Collection

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one of the best things about vintage goods to me is being able to see the life it lived before it found you. it’s those little character marks, the fading, and the patina that draw my eye to these pieces. it’s their imperfections that make them beautiful to me. 

this time i've got some special new pieces for you. a vintage 1960’s-70’s era sterling silver cigar band ring, a perfectly soft 1950’s-60’s fast color bandana, and a 1975 second edition pink cover of zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. 

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the Lilac Wood Collection

Made with handcrafted lilac wood cabochons set in reclaimed sterling silver. The raw lilac wood was processed start to finish by hand cutting, sanding, and polishing. No oils or finishes have been adding to the wood so as not to diminish the unique lilac coloring. Over time the wood will naturally darken. Do not get the wood wet. 

the We Want to Live Like Trees Collection


“No one has imagined us. We want to live like trees,
sycamores blazing through the sulfuric air,
dappled with scars, still exuberantly budding,
our animal passion rooted in the city.”

- Adrienne Rich

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the River Collection

Rivers have universal themes that cross cultures and are part of our ancestral connections to the earth as human beings.  They are in our DNA.  Whether it's the innate human desire some of us are simply born with to swing flies on their waters in search of fish, or that yearning to dip and submerge our bodies in them... rivers are in our blood.

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One-of-a-kind 1941 brass replica zippo lighters that have been given a handcrafted Rebel Pine Studio style

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the Wayfinder Collection

Wayfinder:

A deeply intuitive person who has the courage to navigate through the chaos and confusion of darkness and division, who refuses to accept the dysfunction of the status quo, and who devotes their life to exploring a more joyful, harmonious, cooperative, creative, and sustainable existence on Earth.

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Meet the Artist

Hey, I’m River and I’m happy you are here.  I live and create in the beautiful Black Hills of western South Dakota on Oglala Sioux ancestral land.  My wife and I live a slow, simple life here with our two rescue pups...and that’s exactly how we like it.  Spending time in the mountains I am surrounded by not only inspires my work, but it restores and recharges me.  When I’m not tinkering away in the studio you can find me outside trail running, hiking, tenkara fly fishing, camping or just sitting by the water somewhere sipping a beer and enjoying the beauty around me.

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Sustainably Made

The time has finally come when I’ve been able to check another sustainability goal off my list. Recently, I sent all the scrap silver I had to be recycled. Any new sheet silver I purchase going forward for hand fabrication will be reclaimed/recycled sterling silver. Now you can feel even better about purchasing a mindfully, sustainably handcrafted piece of wearable art from Rebel Pine Studio.

My Commitment to Crafting Sustainable Jewelry

Behind the Scenes

Images, stories, and inspiration from behind the scenes in the Rebel Pine Studio.

For those who want to dig a little deeper into the creative process with me.

Behind the Scenes