I know I recently posted a very philosophical post on “The Zen of the Process”, and it just might be the mood I’m in right now. I’m creating a lot and have a lot of time to think while I’m at my bench. So I hope you will read this, as it’s the best [...]
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As I go around the country teaching jewelry making workshops, the students are astounded when I push certain techniques like hand filing and burnishing. To my full time students at Baum School of Art in Pennsylvania, and at the different colleges I have taught, it’s just part of a natural process. In fact, in Pennsylvania, [...]
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OH WOW! I can’t even begin to explain how I feel right now. First, to have the gorgeous Denver Botanic Gardens as a venue for us was astounding, especially when we are showing alongside of a fabulous presentation of Henry Moore sculptures. Second, it was two of those Colorado fall days—not a cloud in the [...]
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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 [...]
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