Hanging from the leather strap around my anvil stump is a simple planishing hammer. It's one of many, many hammers in my studio. But, this one is in my top five. It would be difficult for me to pick a single favorite hammer, but I do...
As a metalsmith, I could talk metals all day. I work mostly with non-ferrous and precious metals, including gold, white gold, platinum, palladium, copper, silver, brass and bronze. I am often asked which metal I prefer and why, or what metal is best for various uses....
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...
... for these gorgeous stones! My lapidarist friend Bruce came by the studio last week. I couldn't resist a few of the yummy stones he had on hand. The huge turquoise cabochon has brown quartz mingled within, and there's an interesting stone Bruce found here...
Unique to each of us is our fingerprint. A soon-to-be married couple for whom I recently created wedding bands requested that their partner's fingerprint be incorporated into the design of their rings. I welcomed the challenge. I knew it to be a relatively recent trend that...
Piercing underway. Next up is fabrication, patina, and photo shoots. The Lavaliere show happens in one month!...
Nothing beats the wonder of a child. I joined two dozen other artists in my community this weekend as we opened our studios and creative spaces to our community. Visitors came to meet artists, observe creative processes, and purchase artwork. My hope is that those vistors...
Update: This post pertains to Ginger's studio from 2005 - 2010. In the summer of 2010 she opened her new studio and gallery venue, featured here. Welcome to the metals studio! Messy, perhaps, but to me it's full of nothing but potential. It's a space that...