I never tire of people bringing me little handfuls of gold. Broken chains. Old rings. Some even have their names in script lettering (yes, the 1970s happened). That amazing warm metal from the earth can be...
As a child I had one of those Golden storybooks (anybody remember those?) with the story of the Princess and the Pea. I love that story! I remember the imagery of that storybook...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_6006" align="alignright" width="300"] The Bianchi Family - my client Bess is the infant in her grandmother's arms.[/caption] Decades ago, an infant American girl received an 18-karat gold bracelet from her grandmother, from Argentina. As she grew, she became aware of the bracelet, held by her mother...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A fresh, white blanket of snow didn’t matter on the morning of one of my meetings with my client, Diana. Not a native Southerner, she didn’t assume that our meeting would be rescheduled when we awoke to the wintry conditions outside like I did. I made my way...
Jewelry is personal. Think about it. I am sure you can imagine a scene in a movie when the woman runs back into a burning house just to get the locket given to her by her grandmother when her baby boy was born. Can you see it? Well, okay. Maybe not...
As a metalsmith, I could talk metals all day. I work mostly with non-ferrous and precious metals, including gold, white gold, platinum, palladium, copper, silver, brass and bronze. I am often asked which metal I prefer and why, or what metal is best for various uses....
Oh, how I wish I had taken a photo of a crocus blooming the snow! Or some other fabulous spring-like picture of hope to post here! Alas, I did not. So, may these words be sufficient: Happy (coming-soon) Spring! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for warm...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_text_separator title="Note: This is a Virtual Studio for a completed project. Enjoy!" border="no" background_color="#f9f9f9" title_color="#888888"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_column_text] Welcome to your Virtual Studio! This is a creative space that we will share for the duration of our project. Here's what you need...