Good news for researchers and aficionados of beautiful things — including jewelry. Bad news for anyone hoping to have a productive day doing anything other than poking around online. New York's world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art has put its catalog... Read More

We're expecting a big snowfall this weekend, which is actually fine by me. Not that I'm not getting tired of winter, but I've got a lot of stuff to do at home, so being snowed in isn't so bad. Aside from creative endeavors and general... Read More

Hello everyone! I don't know about you, but I could look at jewelry morning, noon, and night. No, seriously – I'm surrounded by it every day, and oftentimes jewelry even ends up in my dreams. (If you dream about jewelry too, I'd love to hear... Read More

Silver clay has been around for over a decade now. Can you believe it?? Bronze clay was publicly introduced last year with great excitement. Well wait no more. The next phase is here – copper clay ! (Shown at left is a photo of bronze clay next to silver... Read More

It's always fun to watch the reactions of someone who is experiencing the Tucson Gem Show palooza for the first time! It's a little like that "Where's Waldo" game. In this case, it's more of a "Where's Linda" kind... Read More

Are any of you superstitious? I only ask because I'm writing this on Friday the 13th. I've got my own good and bad connections to Friday the 13th, but I don't think of myself as a superstitious, except for my occasional "knock wood"... Read More

Tucson Gem Show Journal I spent today tooling around three different shows -- the first was located in a wonderful old mansion (The Manning House). From there I walked over to the Tucson Convention Center to peruse the gem offerings at the American Gem... Read More

Is it Friday already? Where HAS this week gone? I guess traveling will do that to a girl. And though the weather here in Milwaukee isn't quite the same as what I had in Anaheim, Long Beach, and Phoenix, we're supposed to warm up to a seldom-seen... Read More

If you know any budding high school-age goldsmiths out there, let them know about the 2009 National High School Metals Exhibition . [Then again if you are one, could you just let yourself know? ;) Thanks.] The exhibition is held by The Fine Arts Center... Read More

I'm happy to report that in a couple of days I'll be winging to the Southwest with our Publisher, Linda Kast, to take in the annual Tucson Gem Shows . We'll be scouting for new tools and new trends. And best of all, we get to meet in person... Read More