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...]
Somebody said it couldn’t be done…..
The other night I was talking with my husband about an upcoming project I was going to work on and out of the blue, I started quoting something I had memorized as a young adult! "Somebody said it couldn't be done, but I with a chuckle replied.. Maybe it couldn't, but I wouldn't be one to say so until I had tried" (as it turns out I had altered a few of the words over the … [Read more...]
My First ‘Talk’ about my book.
Friday nite I spoke to a group of jewelry designers at Harold Studio in Phoenix This was my first experience sharing my book with others (verbally that is) and it was so much FUN! The event took place in the studio. So we were surrounded by jewelry benches, tools and other paraphernalia needed to work in metal. I was a little nervous and did have a cheat sheet with a few … [Read more...]
Inside the Mind of A Jewelry Designer- my book!
Any artist you speak with will likely tell you that they have no choice in creating their art, no matter the medium. They simply must. Creating art is not a choice like other careers; it is a “calling” that dominates our waking moments and sometimes our sleep – it’s an obsession. Since becoming a jewelry designer and experiencing for myself the complete … [Read more...]