Not too long ago, I noticed it was raining on my bench. After a severe creative drought, the muse finally returned. And now, there are sparks flying! Stay tuned, sign up for the email updates if you haven't already. This blog will soon be red hot. What does...
During the drive to Quirk Gallery in Richmond, Va., last week, fellow metalsmith Tara F. and I talked about the nuances of the creative life, or, the duties of having been created creative. Quirk Gallery is a fine contemporary craft gallery presenting wonderful work in a...
I was not the first jeweler in my town. When I moved into my downtown studio 3 1/2 years ago as one of several resident artists in a collaborative environment, there was already a sign over the studio that read "Jeweler." The assumption was that all...
( Click here to read about the early formation of Ruth's Song.) Soon after arriving at Arrowmont, the piece began to take shape in my sketchbook. It began as a large neckpiece, in a form that alluded to both a stringed instrument and the female form....
Greetings! Once trained as a writer, and seemingly never at a loss for a story or opinion to share, I have often been urged to "write those things down." Well, here goes...