Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog, Gemstones
Happy September! I should probably be talking about Sapphires, but to be honest, I’ve been dreaming of Amethyst! Amethyst is one of my favorite semi-precious stones- and it was the first piece of rough gemstone that I owned! I think I was 10 when I got it, and...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Last year I had the wonderful task of creating a series of pendants for one of my best customers. We’ll call her Mrs. Calgary. She didn’t order them for herself- but for the members of her family. It was an enormous amount of fun. First she picked Glacier...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Women I talk to seem to have this idea that you can only be elegant in a ball gown, dressed to the nines, and wearing gobs of high end diamond jewelry. Something like this picture. I think we can all agree that the model is definitely very elegant. She looks like she...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
One of the cornerstones of my work is that my jewelry is unique. I make each piece only once, and while some pieces are similar, no one else has exactly the same piece. Recently a lady couldn’t decide if she should buy one of my pendants that she really loved....
A Piece A Day, Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
I traveled quite a bit growing up. By the time I was 12, I’d seen the majority of the USA. Summer was always a time of car trips, and amazing sights. One summer, though- I went on an ocean voyage. For one glorious week, we had charge of Somersault III, a schooner that...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Take a Closer Look Inside by Tropical Blizzard In this busy world of ours, it is increasingly hard to stay focused and “on-task”. Even when under a severe deadline, I still have trouble, at times, keeping my mind on my work. So I thought I would share my...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Milky Way- Jökulsárlón, Iceland by ovaratli Something I’ve noticed in life is that nothing waits for you. Emergencies happen, the unexpected crops up, and yet, life goes on just as it always does. Last week one of my children was very sick. I didn’t...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
One of the hazards of being a jewelry oriented metalsmith is a nearly fanatical attention to detail. The difference between a design that’s a flop and a design that grabs the dreams of everyone who sees it is attention to detail. Did that solder seam get...
Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Tuilerie Sailboat by Juggling Mom There are times when running a studio business is very much like running a ship. As captain, I chart a course amongst the craggy reefs of financial ruin and artistic failure. I tack to the winds of fashionable indifference, and...
Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
My name is Kaelin, and I’m entirely too stubborn. Not just the stubborn that says, I didn’t get it quite right that time, I’ll try that again. No. The stubborn that is still working to ‘get it right’ at 2:13am in the morning on a...
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Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Have you ever wondered about the effect of music on art? I think about it all the time. In our modern societies of helter-skelter, breakneck speeds, our musics often keep pace, driving our lives with strong beats and faster rhythms. Which is not bad- I love to forge...
Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
I came across this quote from Oscar Wilde today: Be yourself, because everyone else is taken. I’m not a celebrity. Did you know that? Probably, I would think… I’m not Sandra Bullock, Audrey Hepburn, or Norah Jones. I have an aging Honda, not a Ferrari. I’m...
Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
There are some days where it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. The dishwasher dies, the kids get sick, the dog needs an emergency run to the vet… we all have these days. There’s usually no creating done, but it’s only to be expected, right? But...
Art Happens on Tuesday, Blog
Photo by La Cuidad VisibleHello, my name is Kaelin, and I’m addicted to crafting. Hello, Kaelin I’m not kidding, either. In a recent conversation, a crafting friend of mine asked if there was anything I don’t do. I’m ashamed to admit…...
