The metal clay community has been buzzing about it for months, and now the new bronze metal clay — or, more accurately BronzClay — is available to the public. The new Rio Grande catalog hit my desk yesterday, and the clay was listed among their new products... Read More

Although the ancient Persian city of Shahr-e-Sookhteh (The Burnt City) was discovered by archaeologists in the 1970s, I just discovered that it exists this week, thanks to an article I found about jewelry unearthed from the city — what a fascinating place... Read More

I love cooking and baking, and I generally make everything from scratch. I've never followed a recipe that calls for biscuit mix, refrigerated dough in a tube, pasteurized process cheese food, or other "convenience" foods (I never found... Read More

I always enjoy seeing what new things the artists on Etsy are creating. I inevitably find something that's extra clever and creative and deserves some recognition. Today, jewelry influenced by movie and TV stars caught my attention. First, I found... Read More

Yesterday I stumbled upon EcoChoices , an Internet store that sells all kinds of environmentally friendly products. They sell everything from bedding and clothing to cooking and cleaning supplies. I was especially happy to see that they have a range of... Read More

This past week I've been getting e-mails from friends and co-workers (including Hazel and Addie!) about artists working in the steampunk genre. I think it's because they know that I'm a sucker for anything that has a quasi-scientific Victorian... Read More

I just came across an article about Hawaiian jeweler Philip Rickard , who wrote the book Hawaiian Heirloom: A Lasting Remembrance after researching the topic for six years. Rickard was recently commissioned to make traditional jewelry pieces for a historical... Read More

This photo was submitted to the Art Jewelry magazine Subscriber Gallery recently, and I love the story and the rings so much, that I had to blog about it. Here's Glassjunkie's story, as well as an image of the great rings she made: "I was... Read More

Wisconsin was hit hard by winter this year — until official stats are all in, we won't know the hard numbers, but 2007/08 is currently hovering at #3 on the all-time worst winters of Wisconsin list. In Madison, they did manage to break the record... Read More

First of all, hurray for the first day of summer!!! And the longest day of the year! That should give us all extra time to get stuff done right? Riiight . For those of you who plan to enjoy the season by going on vacation near the Blue Ridge Mountains... Read More

Mid-June is a special time of year in my family; my Mother's birthday falls within the same week as Father's Day, so we tend to observe both days as a package deal celebrating our parents. So, since it's a special time of year for me, here's... Read More

Meet BC. He's a snail I made using the new Bronze Clay developed by Bill Struve (research chemist). Bill's also the thoughtful husband of LaceyAnn Struve, who first began working in metal clay in 2006. It was LaceyAnn's interest in metal clay... Read More

If you've had a chance to look through the July 2008 issue of Art Jewelry (it's the one with the colorful anodized titanium bracelet by Noel Yovovich on the cover), please take our survey . Reader feedback is very important to us. We want to know... Read More

The Bead&Button Show started this week, and Art Jewelry 's editors have been in and out of the office all week, working on stories for the magazine, attending workshops, and teaching workshops. I'm not a beader, but there are plenty of things... Read More

For some of you in warmer climes, it may already feel like summer. But here in Wisconsin, it's unseasonably cold. We've had a depressing lack of 60–70-degree days in the last three months. So when I came across a blog post from Spectrum Art &... Read More