Category Archives: Musings

Class Opportunity This Weekend

So many things can inspire the start of a piece of jewelry.  Sometimes a specific technique will get my creative juices flowing.  I’ve seen wonderful work, ancient and modern, that used sections of tubing as the starting point of a necklace.  Several … Continue reading

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Idyllwild Arts: Truth in Advertising

Every year I spend time at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, first taking one of the many wonderful classes offered during Metals Week and then teaching a three-day workshop on some aspect of metal clay. It truly is idyllic in … Continue reading

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The Fundamentals

Today I went up to the City of Industry in the LA area to reclaim two of my kilns.  They went into the hospital at Laguna Clay Company suffering from exhaustion.  After some time spent at the spa and a … Continue reading

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