Are you as fascinated by Spirals as I am? A Spiral starts as a smaller tight circle and expands quickly to infinity. The spiral is an ancient symbol representing growth, spirituality and evolution. furthermore it has been found in cave carvings, burial sites, shells, weapons and the Milky Way. Skipping a stone on the water creates a spiral too. Many believe that the … [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...]
Photographing Jewelry… Harder than it looks!
I am a jewelry designer and yes I do my own photography. As in the case of most artists who create limited Edition and one-of-a- kind pieces.. It is not cost effective to hire a professional to photograph each design! So I decided early on to take my own photos. And I can tell you that this became a whole new learning curve for me. I read lots of comments and tutorials … [Read more...]
Person of Interest: Lucy Brookes; Owner Eternal Tools
Lucy Brookes is next in my series of people who are following their passion and living their dream. Lucy is the owner of Eternal Tools -based in Oxfordshire, UK. I met Lucy through one of my LinkedIn discussion groups and was immediately taken with her. She is constantly adding value to many discussions as well as starting some of her own thought provoking and informative … [Read more...]
Guess the number of BEADS in the Vase!
Time for a little fun and prizes! I gathered beads of all shapes and size & put them in this crystal vase. Now it is up to YOU to determine how many BEADS I used! Here is the first image. Three more from different angles.. and a few clues.. are posted below. So first the payoff to the winners.. After all .. it fun to guess but even more fun to WIN! The persons that guess … [Read more...]