- Oct 12, 2019
- 1 min
Hammered…
That’s a slang term for inebriated, but in this case I’m referring to feeling intoxicated by just looking at these architectural and...
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
Hurrah!!!
I’m off to take a three-day workshop with Susan Lenart Kazmer! I know I will learn so much! Friday will be spent doing a full day of...
- Jun 21, 2015
- 1 min
Happy Accidents…
Amazing what you can do with things that didn’t quite turn out as planned. I hadn’t used my hydraulic press in some time and I forgot how...
- Jun 15, 2015
- 1 min
There’s always something new to learn!
The scope of what can be done with metal is vast and even though I have been a metalsmith for well over twenty-five years, I’m always...
- May 19, 2015
- 1 min
I have only one…
Instead of taking classes, I’m watching jewelry-making and wire-working instructional DVDs and I’ve ordered quite a few of them recently....
- Jan 4, 2014
- 1 min
You’ll have to wait until February for…
“Behind the Brooch” by Lorena Angulo. It is a compilation of works featuring unique brooches created by 128 artists. What makes this...
- Jun 11, 2013
- 1 min
Spinner Ring Redux!
This is the spinner ring that I made in Robyn Cornelius’s class at Bead & Button. The ring is made of silver and the interior spinning...
- Jun 15, 2012
- 1 min
This year’s Bead and Button Show stash…
I didn’t spend as much time shopping at the show this year and I came home with far fewer goodies than in past years. There seemed to be...
- Feb 25, 2012
- 1 min
I’ve just ordered…
Hadar Jacobson’s metal clay sample pack…it’s on the way! Having only experimented with PMC, Art Clay Silver, and BRONZclay, I’m eager to...
- Feb 13, 2012
- 2 min
The Honeymoon is over…
Yes, I had a torrid, albeit brief affair with torch firing enamel. I spent several weeks doing just that and created a collection of...
- Jun 18, 2011
- 1 min
Faux Bone, brass, and copper…
are the materials we used in Richard Salley’s “Ancient Shield” class at the Bead and Button show last week. I like and am very familiar...
- Nov 17, 2010
- 1 min
Holy Cow!
I can’t believe the price of silver! It has skyrocketed! Twenty years ago it was in the $3 an ounce range and has steadily crept up in...
- Oct 1, 2010
- 1 min
Raw Faux Bone and the Finished Product!
Many of you have read my posts regarding Faux Bone™, but don’t really know much about it. My last post featured a photo of me at work...
- Aug 19, 2010
- 1 min
Artful Polymer Clay Covered Tools
One of the many things I like about polymer clay is the ability to use it in so many ways! It’s really fun to incase a tool artfully in...
- Jul 30, 2010
- 1 min
More Goodies!
I love my UPS man – he keeps bringing me goodies! This is a disk cutter and shaping set which comes in a lovely wooden box. With this...
- Jul 29, 2010
- 1 min
Christmas in July!
I think Santa Claus must be stuck in my chimney because all sorts of great things are arriving this week! Here is my darling Kate Wolf...
- Jul 25, 2010
- 1 min
Torch Firing
One of the classes I wish I’d had time to take at Bead&Button this past June was the torch fired enamels class taught by Susan...
- Jun 2, 2010
- 1 min
Expression Through Art Jewelry
An article about Madeleine Albright’s pins and how they are used to communicate thoughts and emotions reminded me of a pin that I have...
- May 9, 2010
- 1 min
Mother’s Day
This lady is jumping for joy! Could it be that she’s feeling fulfilled and happy with her life? I’d like to think so and have aptly...
- Apr 23, 2010
- 1 min
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...