new jewelry videos for distance learning
Distance learning has launched me into producing demo videos of jewelry techniques in the studio.… Read More new jewelry videos for distance learning
Distance learning has launched me into producing demo videos of jewelry techniques in the studio.… Read More new jewelry videos for distance learning
Scott, from Oregon, recently completed a 40-hour workshop with me in the jewelry studio. He has had many years of experience creating jewelry on his own, but wanted to learn a few new techniques and hone others that he is already familiar with. This isn’t his first time coming to Florence; he has also… Read More 40-hour jewelry workshop with scott
Eileen from Scotland came to Florence and during her stay completed a 2-day jewelry workshop. See what she made!… Read More 2-day jewelry workshop with eileen: stone setting & inlay
The Basilica of Sant’Agostino is a Roman Catholic church near Piazza Navona, in the rione Sant’Eustachio, in Rome, Italy. It is one of the first Roman churches built during the Renaissance. The façade was built in 1483 by Giacomo di Pietrasanta, from a design by Leon Battista Alberti, using travertine said to have been taken… Read More sant’agostino church {rome} coral stone inlay pendant
Villa Giulia necklace, v2: this is the stone inlay version. Using the floor plan as a template, I sawed out the structural elements of the architectural plan from 1mm thick sterling silver sheet. By filling in the negative spaces with crushed black marble, the design mimics the floor plan of the museum found in an… Read More villa giulia {rome} floor plan pendant v2 stone inlay
Lonneke and Arjan came to Florence for a few days on holiday from the Netherlands. They took a 3-hour workshop with me and learned the crushed stone inlay process. Lonneke is an experienced jeweler who wanted to add a new technique to her repertoire. Arjan had very little to no experience with making jewelry and… Read More 3-hour jewelry workshop in florence: stone inlay