Inspiration and Musings

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,...

Local Inspiration

Sometimes we don't need to travel far for inspiration. Finding beauty right outside my front door in my Laguna Beach Wood's Cove neighborhood.

Red Bud

My favorite tree is in bloom. I spotted this red bud tree on my morning walk this week. I've made some pieces inspired by the trees in the past. Both literal and abstract interpretations. I think I feel a collection coming on! I've got some branches I cast in silver last year laying around the studio and some 18k gold flowers on my bench that...