Ann Brody works with porcelain, a material that’s extremely lightweight, yet surprisingly durable when fired and glazed. In designing her jewelry, she finds inspiration from many cultures. The bamboo pattern, one of her best sellers, is adapted from an embroidered detail on a Chinese robe at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

To preserve memories of a trip to New Mexico, Ann recreates Native American rock paintings on other pieces of jewelry. Sometimes the inspiration is very close to home—Ann has several charming pins based on sketches of her white cat. She also offers matte finish items in a range of soft shades of blue and mauve. Her newest line of jewelry is porcelain glazed with 22-caret gold. Her collection at Clever Hand includes magnetic and clip earrings for non-pierced ears.