These 3 processes are essential to my life at the Jewelry Bench. My least favorite is the sawing. I think it’s because this process is used towards the beginning of the design process. Whereas the filing and sanding are done once the piece is close to completion. Moreover both the filing and sanding have an almost meditative effect for me. I can let my mind relax and dream a … [Read more...]
What if?? The ever-changing life of a designer.
Did you ever wonder how a designer creates? Where DO those ideas come from? Here's a little insight from my perspective. First of all there is no typical day at the jewelry bench. I may be creating pieces for a wholesale order, working on a new collection, learning to use a new piece of equipment or putting finishing touches on a custom order. But the BEST day is one where … [Read more...]
It Wasn’t a Waste of Time….
If you Learned Something! There is a memory I have from when I was 8 or 9 years old. The mother of one of my neighborhood friends was driving us out to get Ice Cream. And I was complaining about something that happened at school that day. This event felt like a waste and left me very upset. This mother stopped me in mid-rant and said "It wasn't a waste of time if you learned … [Read more...]
Person of Interest; Jewelry Designer Sandy Schenkat
Sandy Schenkat is next in my series of people who are following their passion and living their dream. Where do you call home? Scottsdale Arizona How did your business begin? Sandy retired from a 30 year Real Estate career when she decided to help jewelry artists market their work. From this beginning, Sandy determined that she really wanted to create the jewelry designs too! … [Read more...]
Person of Interest: Diana Jackson- Author
Here is the 3rd in my series about people who are living their dream and following their passion! Diana Jackson hails from the United Kingdom - Bedfordshire to be exact... but considers her spiritual home to be in Alderney (a small island off the coast of France- in the Channel Islands - sounds heavenly!) She is the author of the Riduna book series What inspired Diana to start … [Read more...]