Aug 13, 20212 min read
On a Day Like Today...
I simply can’t bear to be indoors...it’s just too perfect! Really, how many days do we get like this in the Midwest! If I could clone...
Aug 7, 20211 min read
Primordial...
My "Primordial" neckpiece is actually a work in progress. I’d been creating components for several weeks and managed to finish enough to...
Aug 2, 20211 min read
Just Four Days Left!
Time’s running out! If you’ve been thinking about signing up but haven’t, I want to remind you that registration for the Intentional...
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Deja Vu...
It’s been seven years since I last wore these clodhoppers after I’d had surgery on both feet and here I am again! I’ll be laid up and out...
Jul 22, 20211 min read
Carpe Diem!
Are you ready? Now’s the time to sign up...registration for the live Intentional Metalsmithing e-course is now open! Whether you want to...
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Working with “Way Back When”...
During the Ice Age Mastodon roamed the earth from the Arctic to what is now the Tropics. To hold Mastodon bone in my hands and work with...
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Something New, Something Blue...
Something red/orange too! Our weather has been so lovely that I haven’t been spending as much time in my studio as I’d like, but I did...
Jun 28, 20212 min read
I’ve Found That...
My beading muse is indeed a fickle lady. She visited me non-stop for several years in a row and then poof!...she took off for parts...
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Classes?
I'm frequently asked if I teach. I do write beading and jewelry-making tutorials , but aside from that, I don’t teach. However I know of...
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Just Sayin'...
Sometimes the most simple of designs offers the most fashion mileage. I made this beaded neck ring last summer, but I have worn it with...
