More fun with hearts and stars…

Another pair of earrings is finished. I’m thinking ahead to the holidays…they are mere weeks away, and I’m trying to finish up several pairs of earrings to offer for sale for holiday gift giving. Creating the earrings is not a problem, but parting with them...

Good reading lies ahead!

I recently came across these books while perusing the shelves in a Books A Million store. These books are of particular interest to me as I’ve been working on my “Medieval Muses” jewelry collection inspired by the royalty of medieval history. As a child I...

From treasure to trash…

I’ve had this Raku vessel since the mid 1970’s when I purchased it from ceramic artist, Kerri Chapman, at the 57th Street Art Fair in Chicago’s Hyde Park. Filled with a fragrant potpourri of cinnamon sticks, tonka beans, and various other dried leaves and...