Creating thoughtfully handcrafted jewelry with reclaimed sterling silver in the beautiful Black Hills.

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Zippos are back! 🔥

9 one-of a kind 1941 replica zippo lighters that have been given a little handcrafted Rebel Pine Studio style.

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the Geo Mountain Pieces

A small, wearable reminder of the mountains. The geometric representation is a fun play off the shape of mountains, a-frame cabins, and tents… which I love. Simple, everyday pieces that can be worn for years to come.

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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 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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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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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 The Urban Hippie Studio.

My Commitment to Crafting Sustainable Jewelry

Behind the Scenes

Images, stories, and inspiration from behind the scenes in The Urban Hippie Studio.

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

Behind the Scenes