Chalcedony Effervescence Pendant (2009) Sterling silver, fine silver, chalcedony L 3.0 cm x W 1.2 cm Cold connected, flame worked I went to the Toronto Gem Show today – and I was by myself!! Woo hoo! That meant I had the freedom to be able to browse, and chat with friends, and to shop. I...
I attended the opening of Zilberschmuck Art Jewellery’s National Juried Exhibition “Connection” on Thursday evening. Running concurrently with that exhibition (see the outstanding work here) is “The Retro Show”, a retrospective of past shows organized by Zilberschmuck. It was standing room only at Shao Design, which was hosting the event. Cheryl Fraser, owner of Zilberschmuck,...
The Starving Jewelry Artists Etsy Street Team is having a Mother’s Day Sale, starting at 16:00 EDT Friday, April 24 until midnight Sunday, April 26. Participating shops are offering free worldwide shipping on all purchases. For a list of shops joining the sale, check out the SATeam Blog. Also keep your eyes peeled for Treasuries...
Beaded Channel Ring (2009) Sterling silver, constructed, cold worked Size 5 1/2 My lack of energy is starting to concern me. If this keeps up I’m going to haul my carcass off to the doctor and find out what’s going on. For now, another simple offering this week – a beaded channel ring. The tutorial...
Beaded Puff Heart Pendant (2009) Sterling silver & gold-filled beads, fishline L 2.8 cm x W 2.5 cm x D 1.0 cm Beaded, right angle weave This week’s project is part one of a larger piece I’m working on for an HSTA faculty exhibition to be held at the Rails End Gallery in July. This...
Lame-O Earrings (2009) Sterling silver, Preciosa crystal I’m feeling completely tired and shagged out. And I haven’t even squawked! I’m working on meeting a print deadline this week, so my focus is not on jewellery. I do have an idea for my next major undertaking, and did work a bit on that over the past...
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