As artists, we often find ourselves caught in an eternal flip-flop between states of motivation and states of overwhelm. Having lots of ideas is a sign of healthy creativity. Keeping multiple projects in-progress prevents boredom. Unfortunately, there can be a tipping point when that creative motivation spins out into burn-out or paralysis, and our work…
Over the course of my career, there have been a number of pieces that are significant markers of how I’ve been able to pioneer the ancient metalsmithing techniques that are my passion. My Eastern repoussé cuff bracelets stand out among my most favorite and certainly the most talked about of my work. They’re the best…
“What TV shows did you grow up with, and how did they impact your view of the world?” asked the coach in a course I recently took. As the Zoom chat filled with so many women listing Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, I felt a fond nostalgia for the improbable antics, mishaps, and adventures of the…
When six year old me opened my new box of crayons, I reverently pulled out the one called ‘blue-green’ in awe. I found it to be the perfect color. As I reverently replaced it in its slot, I sighed at the rest of the colors and wondered what they were doing in the box. What…
Simon the barred owl, perched over my fish pond Yes, “It’s Owl-right now… A twist on how Mick sings the line, and instead of the next line being “I’m Jumping Jack flash, it’s a gas, gas, gas,” it’s more like a “ flap of massive wings and a hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoooorrrrrrr!” Not only are things calming down…
I’m often asked which is my favorite technique… And what I always answer is “whichever one I’m working in at the time,” because I love them all! After months of hammering my heart out via the technique of Eastern Repoussé, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in tiny orbs…granules that is, as I’m finishing up…
We all have one. In fact, it means quite well. That pesky inner critic? Yes, it’s there to keep us safe. Now that might seem about as helpful as my Sheltie Lizzie throwing me off balance by barking loudly and hurling her furry body at me to stay inside the backyard gate when I’m carrying…
