What do you do when Life says, “Hold my beer….” Well, unfortunately I found out last year when I fell and broke both my legs. In many ways, though, it turned out to be a positive thing.
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This is the first mandala I made in silver, and also one of the first ones I drew. During the process, I was amazed at the powerful feelings it evoked. I did not enter in to the design process with any intentions, and it resulted in something very powerful.
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I’m beginning to explore mandalas and the concept of Sacred Geometry. It’s very exciting to think about reproducing these in silver!
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I have figured out how to use a combination of engraving and sculpting to replicate the look of chasing and repousse but on a much smaller scale, achieving details that I wasn’t able to get with just chasing.
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This is the second half of my post about my trip to Florence, Italy for the Metalsmiths in Florence workshop. I mention some of the beautiful sites we saw and experienced.
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I had the chance to attend a workshop in Florence, Italy, organized by Ciao Monica. We learned to alloy gold, how to use the jeweler’s saw for fine, detailed filing, and how to use gravers to produce a Florentine finish.
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After almost a year away from my blog, I am back and ready to share some personal struggles and some incredible opportunities I’ve had this year. Hopefully my sharing can help others realize that the struggle is real.
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As I continue to strive to reach the vision I have for my jewelry, I keep trying out new techniques. These projects compare how chasing and repousse on a very small scale looks compared to engraving and sculpting.
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While I’ve been absent from both social media and my blog, I’ve been busy trying to focus my business and my direction. I’m very excited about my upcoming new work!
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Show season is over and now it’s time to get back into the studio with some new ideas!
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I have been working to incorporate my new engraving skills into my work, trying to figure out exactly where it fits. I made the same pair of earrings, one using chasing and repousse and another with engraving, to see the difference side by side.
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Learning to engrave is very difficult, but with Sam Alfano’s pendant kit the artwork is taken care of so one can simply concentrate on the cutting.
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After a year and half of studying and practicing, I am very excited to be incorporating hand engraving into my work!
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After 78 projects and 15 months, I received my certificate of completion from my apprentice program at Jewellery Training Solutions.
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This is the final project from Stage 10 of the Apprentice program at Jewellery Training Solutions, the final stage of the training program. This project was beyond challenging, and there were several points when I didn’t think that I would be able to do it. While far from perfect, I’m quite happy with the outcome.
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This is a project from Stage 10 of the Apprentice program at Jewellery Training Solutions, the final stage of the training program. This one was a fun, yet fiddly and challenging, project.
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This is a project from Stage 10 of the Apprentice program at Jewellery Training Solutions, the final stage of the training program. This project was difficult. Really difficult.
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This is a project from Stage 10 of the Apprentice program at Jewellery Training Solutions, the final stage of the training program. Previously I mentioned being intimidated by these projects. Well, that hasn’t changed.
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