Are you like me? Does your birthday make you stop and think? My birthday makes me step back and take a look at my life, my work, myself. Are these things in alignment with my vision? Am I working and living each day in celebration of...
I am thrilled to be launching my very own fancy new ezine! PATINA will be heading into hundreds of email inboxes in less than 24 hours, and honestly, it's more fun that my birthday! Sign up here if you want to receive that very first inaugural edition...
The parade of client stories across my bench through the years helps to keep me engaged in my work. Each one is unique, and so worthy of my best effort to create jewelry pieces that honor those narratives. I imagine myself an octogenarian someday, in my...
I remember a time when I never sketched anything first. I just went for it. Now, call it maturity or over-analysis or just something I enjoy doing. I often begin a new piece with a sketch. Whether it will be a commissioned piece for one...
In my work, three things (at least) bring me joy. Narrative. Mechanisms. Smiling faces. Lockets include all three, and more. The very essence of a locket is narrative. The piece captures a story for the client not only with the images included but also in the design both structurally and...
[caption id="attachment_1350" align="alignright" width="300"] Prague[/caption] Seeds of inspiration so often come from my clients. As Linda and I sat around a blank piece of paper discussing the best way to honor her daughter's journey upon her college graduation, we flipped through photos on her iPhone that had...
I took a few moments to give a mini-micro-tour of my bench. If you'd like to learn about metalsmithing, take a moment to watch. If you'd like to take a class and learn first-hand, go here. ...