what does a typical day look like for a jewelry designer? First of all I can only give you my take on this topic. The nature of an artist or designer is such that we create in many different ways. I work with metals, gemstones and lots of fire! This may not be true for others though. My typical day at the bench I tend to segment my days to be more effective. The days I am … [Read more...]
Chaos at the Jewelry Bench?
Not really. I know it has that chaotic vibe but actually I have a feel for everything and where it has been placed on the bench. Currently I am doing some soldering so I need the soldering board. In my case I use the bottom board for protection of the wooden bench. I have learned over the years that you just cannot be TOO careful when working with fire! Thankfully I have not … [Read more...]
What’s on the Bench Right Now
Here are a few of the new designs that are currently in progress. Isn't is fun to see the process behind the finished product? At any given time I have 5 -10 projects in the works. Watching the design morph from concept to a piece of wearable art is really an adventure. Right now I am playing around with a couple of the new gems I purchased last month. Solar quartz is the … [Read more...]
The Secret Life of a Metal & Hammer Hoarder
If someone had told me 15 years ago that I would be salivating over sheets of metal and hammers I would have [tweet_dis_img][/tweet_dis_img]laughed out loud! Yet here I am ... getting excited over my collection of hammers. This is one of my favorite ones. The surface creates a soft almost satiny texture on my Copper, Silver or Brass metal. But the fun only starts with this … [Read more...]
