Open Studio Day

The Lydia Pinkham Building is having an open studio day this weekend, and I've decided to participate. There should be a lot of other cool spaces open, and a ton of great pottery. Stop in and check out some designs, I promise I'll try to clean it up a bit :)




Saturday November 19th, 10-4

Lydia Pinkham Building

New Pages

After some time I finally have some new pages coming together! I've set up a new stand alone web store via Big Cartel, this site will focus almost exclusively on my Wedding & Engagement ring lines.

I'm gradually putting more of my effort into the wedding bands in particular, narrowing my focus to just one or two styles is allowing me to perfect the craft and process of each band. In the last two years since I began making wedding bands I've made nearly 400, and I feel like I'm always improving on the design. All this experience with the "Love is on the Inside" style has really let me branch out and try different variations of metals and forms without being too concerned about melting the metals together. Unfortunately total destruction still happens on occasion if some aspect isn't quite right, but each catastrophe is just a lesson in what not to do next time.

Check out the pages!

Website

Facebook page

Holiday Market!!

Stop By the SoWa Holiday Market in Boston December 12th and 13th. I'll be there both days will all sorts of jewelry, including new pieces only available at the show. http://www.sowaholidaymarket.com

Wood you marry me?

Ok that was bad... but the rings are super cool! A custom set in palladium for some good friends who are getting married this weekend. Celebrate by buying stuff from their Etsy shop, NewDuds. The inlay is Vermont walnut, with a hefty furniture wax on it, and a Vermont Red Jasper stone mined from just down the road where I live, and not far from where he grew up.

Love is on the inside - 14kt/SS Band

Here's the first of a new style of pieces I'm doing with Rose Gold and Silver, I'm really excited about this one. Quoted from the Etsy listing;

"This is part of a new series of rings based on my own wedding band. A .5mm polished 14kt Rose Gold sleeve lines the inside of this brushed finish, slightly domed, Silver ring.

The Silver on the outside has a clean and modern look that will take on its own unique finish as it wears over time, while the inside remains true to the day it was first made, perfect for a meaningful engraving (contact me for engraving quotes, usually $25-35).

Each ring is handmade to order and takes about 3-4 weeks, please let me know the ring size when you order.

The ring pictured is 8mm wide by about 2mm thick, a very comfortable size. It can also be made in widths of 6mm, 5mm, 4mm, matching sets can be made as well."

Custom Projects

I have a bunch of Custom Projects in the works, the set below is a variation of my Igloo Stacking Set with a moonstone and custom cut White Quartz. There are few wedding bands I'm working on that I hope to have images of by the end of the weekend. Enjoy the pictures for now!

Clean again.

After a few long days of some serious cleaning it's time to get back to work. Truth be told, my shop space is very very small, less than 100 square feet. On top of that there is no ventilation, or was no ventilation. I set up a very nice air filtration system with a HEPA filter, I can already tell the difference in air quality, as I don't have to wear a mask just to be in there... the air can get thick with chemicals, fumes and dust really fast.

It's easy to overlook creating a healthy work environment when you're working by yourself or in a very small business, but it is critical. Here (Gnoksin) is a great in depth article that really concerns the safety of anyone working with precious metals. It's a long read, but very informative.

Here are a few pictures from SoWa, cause I know everyone loves pictures!