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This lovely little booklet is being printed this week. It's a glimpse into my work. (Flip through here, or click in the center to go to full-screen mode.) http://issuu.com/gingermeekallen/docs/gma_portfoliovignette_6x6mp ...

Imagine for a moment that you're hot and thirsty (and someday you will be). There's a waterfall nearby. How would you receive water from the waterfall to quench your thirst? You may cup your hands to serve as a vessel and receive the beautiful flowing water, and...

Check out this locket! I finished it recently, and my client presented it to his wife in honor of their wedding anniversary. Wedding anniversaries are wonderful! When a couple finds each other, commits to share their lives, and grows together through all the seasons of life...

Wearing a spouse's wedding band on a chain is not a new idea. But there are innovative ways to do it. I created this forged piece for my client to allow her to wear her husband's wedding band daily. It's a 24-inch chain that she...

I have the most clever clients! Here's an email I received today: Hi Ginger! I put an earring in the mailbox at your studio yesterday. He has been missing his brother and getting lonely in my jewelry drawer. He wondered if you might be able to...

When I work with my clients to capture their personal narrative in a piece of jewelry, I never know what might come up.  This next one is a great example. Having relocated to another part of the country, my client is having a friend send me a box...

Remember Kumbaya? I can still summon the tune in my head, and suddenly I'm at camp in a circle with a bunch of other girls, some guy with a guitar, and the smell of a campfire and marshmallows roasting...