Beadfest Texas! WooHoo

I’ve been teaching a long time.  A quarter of a century (!) seems to have passed in no time.  Some classes have been great, some not so great.  But October in Texas is such a glorious time of year that I knew these classes would be special.  The drive in from Denver is always a [...]

The Life of A Jewelry Artist

Hi Everyone– Here in the Rocky Mountains, the aspen are turning bright gold and some are burgundy.  They are truly magnificent against the turquoise Colorado sky.  But the true mark of autumn is the Denver Gem and Mineral show, which just finished last Sunday.  Though in reality I needed nothing, I cannot help going to [...]

THE New Tucson Stone

Hi Everyone, As I promised, I will share  what we think will be the hot new stone from Tucson this year.  I have heard that it’s the turquoise shot with bronze, which, while pretty,  I believe, (and I’m not positive about this since we have only talked to two people about it) but we think [...]

Live From Lexi In Tucson

Hi Everyone, Here we are in my last day at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, just generally known as “Tucson” to those of us who make jewelry.  The big question for the last 3 months among jewelry people  is “Are you going to Tucson?”  Everyone knows what that means. You aren’t going for the [...]

What a Week!

Whew!  This past week has been such a whirlwind of activity.  Though I really enjoy the hustle and bustle of  this time of year, it’s good now to sit back and relax for a few weeks before beginning another big adventure. First, last week-end was the Castle Rock Artfest, in the neighboring town of Castle [...]

Thank you, everyone, for the wonderful welcome.  I’ve had a great time reading your responses.  I’m still learning how to do this, not being a  computer oriented person, but again, Kathleen has been wonderful. If you ever get to meet her in person, your life will be greatly enriched.  Those of you wanting to learn [...]

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