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Category: Friends

  • Fine silver lace

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    My friend Susan Shahinian was kind enough to demonstrate how to create fine silver lace using silver metal clay paste. With great weather, a nice local farmer’s market nearby, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the meeting room, members of our local guild watched and learned from Susan. She started with cloth lace…

  • Catseye Obsidian Cabochon Article

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    My friend Bob Rush has an article published in the current (July 2010) issue of Lapidary Journal. I saw the article  “Catseye Obsidian Cabochon” when I browsed through the magazine tonight.

  • 500 Gemstone Jewels: A Sparkling Collection of Dazzling Designs

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    My friend, and fellow jewelry artist, Fran Grinels is very happy to have one of her rings included in the new “500 Gemstone Jewels: A Sparkling Collection of Dazzling Designs” book published by Lark Books. Sam Grinels, the photographer, is her husband, and it’s nice that they were both published at the same time.

  • Reduction Ideas

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    Friend, fellow jeweler, and Out on a Whim store owner, Beki Haley, is looking for ideas on how to reduce plastic use at her store and at shows. If you have some ideas, head on over to her blog and share.

  • Bronze & Copper Toggles

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    Last night I spent several hours with my good friends Pat and Kathleen playing with Bronze and Copper metal clay for the first time. They are prepping for a hands-on workshop on Feb 8th in Los Gatos for the local metal clay group (SFBASCG.)  Both Pat and Kathleen had played with the new clays already; in…

  • Summer in the City

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    View of the Cliff House from sea level There’s nothing like a November day that feels like summer with clear skys and temps in the high 70s and low 80s. 🙂 And, it was on the first day I’ve spent time in this part of Golden Gate Park – right on the beach. Soooo perfect.…

  • Friend Workin’ It

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    Local artist, good friend, my co-organizer of the 2007 “Artists on the Verge” San Francisco show, and fellow Saul Bell International Design Award recipient, Patrik Kusek, is featured in an online article about a relay event at the Precious Metal Clay Conference this summer. Art Jewelry Magazine’s online content includes a picture of Patrik with…