Welcome back for day three! Mondays are normally marketing days for me. But this week, I was excited to continue the locket work. And, I had quite a few orders to fill from my happy new online shop! If you watched the videos from Day Two,...
Here we continue with the second day of work on the wedding locket. This locket is a gift for the bride of my clients' son as a way for them to welcome her to their family. There are three completely unscripted and unedited videos here. Be...
As I begin making a new locket in the studio, I thought I'd pull back the studio curtain and share some behind-the-scenes moments of my making process. Welcome to Day One! ...
"Tell me what it was like being married to Jamie." I listened intently to the response to come. He spoke of moments and memories he had shared with his late wife during their four-year marriage. He spoke of a young woman with a vision for a...
In my work, three things (at least) bring me joy. Narrative. Mechanisms. Smiling faces. Lockets include all three, and more. The very essence of a locket is narrative. The piece captures a story for the client not only with the images included but also in the design both structurally and...
[caption id="attachment_1350" align="alignright" width="300"] Prague[/caption] Seeds of inspiration so often come from my clients. As Linda and I sat around a blank piece of paper discussing the best way to honor her daughter's journey upon her college graduation, we flipped through photos on her iPhone that had...
The story of the building of a locket - noting its purposes and the techniques used in its creation.Be it a story of love, loss or lore, folks have long used lockets to contain symbols of the precious in their lives. Building a locket is...
I remember being mesmerized by lockets as a little girl. And now, I still am. I love surprises. And secrets are exciting. Loving something enough to circle your neck with it and wear it on your chest gives strength. For all these reasons, I adore lockets. Lockets...