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Category Archives: Jewelry Design
Price and Value Tension
(Note: Yesterday I rather casually tossed off a suggestion to beaders that was criticized by one artist. In the following, I hope to clarity my thinking and meaning.) Beading, the technique of using complex stitches and tiny seed beads to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Jewelry Design, Sales
Tagged art jewelry, beaders, beading, pricing work
Udemy Course Special Discount
Not too long ago, I developed the Professional Pearl and Bead stringing course for Udemy Academy. The material in course is very similar to that taught in the DVDs, although the bonus instruction is not included. Udemy, however, is really … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry Design
Tagged Udemy course discount, Udemy course special
Trailer for Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing Book
Here is a brief video I uploaded to youtube this morning describing my new Kindle release “Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing.” If you’re interested in taking a look at the book, here is the Amazon Kindle link. Please enjoy.
Posted in Jewelry Design, Manufacturing Tips
Tagged Amazon, ebook, Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing
Professional Pearl & Bead Stringing Book Now Available
Today, I’m really pleased to announce the publication of “Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing” on Amazon’s Kindle. The illustrated Kindle book is drawn directly from the Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing DVDs, and present the three projects in the same … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry Design, Manufacturing Tips, Reference
Tagged Amazon, Kindle book, Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing
Has Jewelry Become Irrelevant?
As we begin 2014 and confront the myriad problems facing the nation, anxiety over health care, joblessness, the government’s apparent inability to do anything but blunder around in a flaccid economy, and so on and on, it’s hard to escape … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry Design, Jewelry History
Tagged Alexander Calder, making jewelry, Metropolitan Museum of Art, wearable art, wire, wire brooch, wire jewelry
Customer Question: Why Buy From You?
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from someone who inquired whether the DVDs taught her anything she didn’t already know or anything that wasn’t already freely available on youtube. The question is a good one, although obviously … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry Design, Manufacturing Tips
Tagged bending wire, DVDs, pearl and bead stringing, professional skills, why buy from you
Little Known Gilded Age Jeweler
When we think of the Gilded Age, we think of the excesses of the wealthy a period from about 1870 to the turn of the century. Great wealth accumulated as the Industrial Revolution catalyzed new industries, railroads, steel, mining, … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry Design, Jewelry History
Tagged Gilded Age, Theodore B. Starr
New Design Director for Tiffany & Co.
I rarely actually shop at Tiffany, but when I’m in the vicinity of a store, I love to glance at its offerings. Tiffany is, of course, one of the giants in the development of American jewelry and style. So, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fashion, Jewelry Design
Tagged design, Francesca Amfitheatrof, Tiffany, Tiffany & Co.
If you know how to work with wire, you can produce this 75 carat diamond necklace
To help stay current with industry news and trends I set up google alerts that dump information into a g-mail account. I find this is a fabulous way to see the latest news and keep up with sites I’m especially … Continue reading