Feb 12, 2022
Tucson Gem Show
The vastness of this ginormous gem show is as inspiring as the rarest of the tiny gems on display. Somewhere in the middle, I find myself in my chosen field.
Inspiration and Musings
Nov 25, 2020
Changing Tides
Living in Laguna Beach, I get to experience the changing nature of the Pacific Ocean on a daily basis. Some days I walk down to my usual access point, and there’s no beach. The water comes all the way up to the stairs. Other times, like the during the recent ‘king tides’ the water goes out far and takes the sand with it, revealing a...
Nov 25, 2020
Hand Tools
Goldsmithing is a hands-on art form. A jewelry studio accumulates hundreds of tools, large and small, and the collection tends to grow over the years. There are the basics, like a saw and file, the tiny, like burrs and blades, and then there are the wish list and save-up-for tools like rolling mills and hydraulic presses. 30 years in, I still have tool pictures on my dream board. Bench shear,...