What are you buying? Support Handmade

October 22, 2008

On my blog and website, you will see a badge that says, “I TOOK THE HANDMADE PLEDGE/BUYHANDMADE.ORG” I first discovered the Pledge on the website of another metalsmith, checked it out, and signed myself up. So, what is it? Buy Handmade is a consortium of nine forces in the world of handmaking. Among them are […]

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Renaissance Commissions

October 19, 2008

Because memories are valuable, and heirlooms help us keep our memories and transfer the stories to the next generations, I am honored to assist families with transferring their heirloom jewelry into the contemporary world. We are able to preserve the memories and enjoy a contemporary aesthetic at the same time. Clients often come to me […]

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The Hand

October 17, 2008

At this point, no one knows what will become the function and purpose of those fingers and toes. Will those hands become the hands of a plumber? a chef? a nurse? a father? It is the beginning of a story. Hands are storytellers with an active role in the story. They are not merely observers […]

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Created Creative

October 17, 2008

There is a wall in my home studio where I find myself displaying quotes or images that inspire me. There are words there from Louis Armstrong, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Madeleine L’Engle and my dear grandmother, to name a few. I wrote directly on the wall with Sharpie® markers because I really don’t care about […]

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Beyond Jewelry

October 17, 2008

I was not the first jeweler in my town. When I moved into my downtown studio 3 1/2 years ago as one of several resident artists in a collaborative environment, there was already a sign over the studio that read “Jeweler.” The assumption was that all that had to be done was to add my […]

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Meet Nancy Lee Digman

October 17, 2008

I would like to introduce you to Nancy Digman. She is my friend and former classmate at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Nancy’s work is graceful and thought-provoking. She strikes a dichotomy between soothing the viewer/wearer and challenging them with the meanings in her organic, meticulously executed pieces. She works primarily […]

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Cup Runneth Over

October 17, 2008

In On Collaboration I wrote about working for the children. My other favorite client is the husbands. What’s not to love? They come into the gallery with a clear expression of conquest on their faces, and yet, sometimes they do look lost. They are looking for something. But what? Something that will express to her […]

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Ruth’s Song, part 2

October 17, 2008

(This is part 2 of 2 – Click here to read part 1 first.) Soon after arriving at Arrowmont, the piece began to take shape in my sketchbook. It began as a large neckpiece, in a form that alluded to both a stringed instrument and the female form. My materials included sterling silver, an optic […]

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Ruth’s Song, part 1

October 17, 2008

I’d like to tell you the story of Ruth’s Song. Last winter I decided to study in the spring of 2008 with Angela Bubash for a week at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. I was intrigued with the concept of working with found materials. I had long admired metalsmiths who can do that well […]

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On collaboration

October 17, 2008

One of the most rewarding things about being a custom jeweler and metalsmith is the translation of someone’s desires and personal story into a piece of jewelry. This process requires lots of listening, lots of brainstorming, and sometimes a little bench miracle. My custom clients are terrific. I consider them clients as well as collaborators […]

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