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Bubbling Up with Filigree Know-How
Filigree, if done well, is so gorgeously ephemeral looking, yet is deceptively strong. Perhaps that’s why so much of it from the past has survived. My drive to preserve the process is inextricably linked to my desire to push its boundaries without compromising its beauty. Students often ask questions about making the tiny, twisted filler…
Art Nouveau- ish… “I Did It My Way…”
I still remember forking over half my paycheck at Borders Books in 1996 to purchase Elyse Karlin’s book Jewelry and Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition with my staff discount. I’ve blanked out much of my final, sh*t, part-time job – Borders was quite corporate by then – but no regrets! I still pull…
Working with Masters and Singing with the Beatles
The first time I taught at Metalwerx in Waltham, Massachusetts, Cynthia Eid volunteered to be my teaching assistant, so she could test my techniques with Argentium® silver. As I said to the students in that workshop, having Cynthia TA was like having the Beatles as my backup band. Cynthia had long before discovered the educational value…