Jun 19, 20201 min read
I Am So Excited!!!
The results of the 2020 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Metals Jewelry-Making Contest have been announced and I've just learned that my...
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Joy and Sorrow...
This past week has been one that is both bittersweet and emotional. I rode high on a cloud of excitement and inspiration upon returning...
Jul 29, 20171 min read
Last Weekend...
I took a class taught by Richard Salley (great teacher BTW!!!) and learned to make the "Ketoh Bracelet"...typically a wrist guard worn by...
Jul 8, 20151 min read
Die-version…
It’s lovely to finally have a few free days to do whatever I please! I spent several days last week making metal clay embellishments and...
Jan 14, 20121 min read
Storage...
One never seems to have enough. I’ve already filled three jewelry boxes with pieces I’ve made over the last twenty years – pieces I can’t...
Dec 28, 20111 min read
I've embarked on torch firing enamel!
Another present I received is a book by Barbara Lewis titled “Torch-fired Enamel Jewelry: a workshop in painting with fire”. In the past...
Jun 30, 20111 min read
The Evenheat Sierra 360 Kiln...
that I've been using for firing metal clay for the past five plus years is starting to become temperamental. My last three firings of...
May 2, 20101 min read
Surf's Up
I need a vacation badly...a get-away to repair my psyche from the stress of recent events. B ut, since I'm still immersed and in the...
Apr 23, 20101 min read
New Life
With every spring comes a celebration of new life. Plants that seem to have died over the winter burst forth with an abundance...
