After almost 35 years of making jewelry, I finally made it to the Tucson Gem Show . The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show , held once a year...

On the plane earlier this week, my seatmate, a woman younger than I with flash-tattooed arms and lovely caramel streaks in her hair,...

An Artist Ponders the Meaning of Label Limitations The peace of freshly fallen snow. https://unsplash.com/@hideobara As I sat in my...

Like many of you, I work a lot.  I have many interests I indulge as professional and passionate pursuits. By day, I work as an Estate...

I’ve been making jewelry in fiber techniques for more than thirty years now. It was my maternal grandmother who first introduced me to...

You know how people say you need to prioritize things to make them happen? Well, for some things, like getting to the grocery store...

Process, technique and inspiration add up to one artist's creative expression Someone once said, "Writing about art is like dancing about...

Follow up interview reveals more to the artist’s story In March of 2020, artists the world over, including me, watched our income streams...

Choose the Best Gemstone for Your Next Jewelry Treasure As a jeweler concerned with authenticity and lasting value, you might think I’d...

You may think it's Practice, but you're already there One of my favorite books of all time is the Judy Blume classic, Are You There, God?...

Create Production Processes that Work for You Organization is a priority when I design jewelry. To each piece I create, I assign a unique...

Wishing you a New Year filled with love, laughter, joy & lots of handmade jewelry! -xo Handmade is the greatest luxury. Indulge.

Handmade objects match our recalibrated values Today I’m taking a break from wrapping presents to sit down and consider my business goals...

It’s not my usual style to post something swiped “whole cloth” from another source. This morning, however, I was so bowled over by what...

Touchpoints for creating a visual language When I was a little girl, my parents put me in ballet class. I think I was five. I loved the...

Inspiration in a rare visual phenomenon Anyone who’s followed my work knows I love pearls. Their juicy shapes, their light-reflective...

Some days, my mind is crazy-busy. My thoughts fight for space. Photo by cloudvisual on Unsplash What’s on my mind, you might ask? Okay,...

Photo by Soroush golpoor on Unsplash I found this quote in an email this morning from someone whom I admire greatly. It struck me so...

A new semester is just around the corner. I am teaching one of my favorite courses, Introduction to the Fashion Industry. This semester...

This morning, as I was speed-reading last Sunday’s New York Times before this week’s edition hit the driveway, I spotted an obituary I...