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Hello all! I'll get to the diamonds - promise. But first, a quick story: Back in 2007, I got to go visit the country of Iceland . The trip was amazing in so many ways. But experiencing a glacier firsthand was by far one of my favorite parts. <...
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Bright and early tomorrow morning, I'm going to be hopping on an airplane (or maybe trudging, seeing how early I'm going to be doing it) to make the trip to Philadelphia. My reason for going? A true gem of a craft show — The Philadelphia Museum...
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This Friday, October 23rd, the permanent gem collection of Chicago's Field Museum, the Grainger Hall of Gems , will finally re-open to the public! This grand re-opening coincides with the opening of a temporary exhibit I've been waiting excitedly...
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It's November, and here in the Art Jewelry offices, our thoughts are turning to the Southwest — not because our Wisconsin locale means we've already got snow in the forecast, but because in February, the city of Tucson, Ariz., is inundated with...
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If you live in the Pacific Northwest and are looking for an artistic weekend getaway, check out the 14th Annual Whatcom Artist Studio Tour, in Whatcom County, Washington. The free, self-guided tour is a juried fine art and fine craft event. On October...
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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 &...
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Sitting on the windowsill next to my computer here at work is a little weekly calendar. Every Monday I tear off last week's page, which is also a photo postcard. I can then send off my little postcard to a friend or relative, or (as is more often...
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I recently went to Chicago to visit a good friend, and topping my list of must-do activities was a very overdue trip to the Art Institute of Chicago . I'm embarrassed to say that I live less than two hours from the city and haven't been to the...
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For years, I've wanted to visit Tucson's town-full-of-shows gem and mineral extravaganza, but schedule or budget or both always managed to get in the way. I finally got my wish, when earlier this February I flew from snowy Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
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Wow. Addie and I had a spectacular time at the Tucson gem shows. (It was Addie's first trip out, and my second.) We met so many incredible jewelry artists, vendors, attendees, and AJ readers. Plus, we even were able to hook up with some of our contributors...
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On Saturday morning I'll be on a plane headed to Tucson, AZ to attend their annual gem show bonanza . And the timing truly couldn't be better. Don't get me wrong, I love winter. ( Really , I do.) But the weather here in Wisconsin has been...
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I celebrated my birthday this past Saturday. To me, turning 27 felt like such an overwhelmingly adult number (Silly I know, but "one step closer to thirty," and all that.), so I wanted to do something very adult to mark the occasion. And what...
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It's been a busy month at Art Jewelry — as I'm reminded by looking at the date of the last blog entry here. How embarrassing. Ah, well, I'm sure we'll get the hang of this new-fangled technology sooner or later In the meantime, we have...
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I’ll be out in Las Vegas this week for the Metal Clay Conference. I’m really looking forward to attending nine or so presentations, catching up with contributors, and meeting new folks. I’d also like to fit in one short drive to take in the landscape...
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I was just organizing my bench, putting away some treasures I scored on a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. I had a pip of a time at Ed’s House of Gems on Sandy Blvd. Although the shop’s namesake is no longer with us, Ed’s sons keep his legacy alive with...
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