Why Fairmined Gold? For months now, I have been experimenting with a new technique, making sample after sample, fiddling with results, and continuously improving the design and new technique. And I have been doing a lot of thinking, because ……
– June 17th, 2021 – Are you sitting down? I will not create any more OneFooter rings with gems in sterling silver. Going forward I will only put gems on top of 18k gold or palladium white gold rings. For one thing: if ever…
EXPERT Expert Advice with Dorothée Rosen. PALLADIUM WHITE GOLD Yellow gold certainly has been making a huge come-back. But let me introduce you to an alternative: 18k palladium white gold. This intriguing precious metal is relatively new to the market,…
EXPERT Expert Advice with Dorothée Rosen. More info on my Materials and Sustainability page .> Let’s have a look at gold today – not the stock market version, but the good, hard, solid, wearable variety – a view ‘from the…
EXPERT Expert Advice with Dorothée Rosen. How is jewellery made? Casting Have you ever wondered how jewellery is made? Almost any piece of precious metal jewellery comes to life by being either ’fabricated’ or ‘cast’. Let me tell you about…
EXPERT Expert Advice with Dorothée Rosen. Sapphire, along with ruby, emerald, and diamonds, have been the most important precious gemstones for centuries. Let me tell you some things you probably didn’t know about this popular gem! Colour As diamonds are…
Welcome to 2020. I can’t believe we are already two weeks in! It’s been an interesting transition: to move on from the teens and into the tweens of the twothousands. People seem unusually excited and hopeful, yet there are the…
I have just returned from bringing my work directly to clients at shows in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax and Toronto by way of CircleCraft Market, Calgary Art Market, and a Pop-Up at Toronto’s shopAGO. As always, it was delightful to speak…
If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed that I disappeared for almost two weeks. I indeed went away – not only physically, but also in terms of my mind. I spent this time participating in a…
I recently started writing a Expert Advice column in ReFined Magazine here in Halifax. I thought I’d share a recent one, which speaks to Spinel. History The concept of associating specific gemstones with specific months is thought to originate in…
Dear WestVan, thank you for having me. The annual Harmony Arts Festival is just such a joy ! I remember the first time I was invited to participate in this wonderful event – and what a delight it has been,…
I am extremely pleased to be able to present you with my new work: the MoonPearl Series. I will be launching the series officially at WestVancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival next weekend. The study of line has long fascinated me. In…
