Gold
EXPERT Expert Advice with Dorothée Rosen. Let’s have a look at gold today – not the stock market version, but the good, hard, solid, wearable variety – a view ‘from the other side of ...
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How is Jewellery Made? Casting
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 ...
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Sapphires
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 ...
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5 days stopping
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 ...
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Thank Yous, Behind the Scenes, and Delicious Meals
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 ...
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Slow Down
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 ...
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Spinel as August Birthstone
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 ...
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Thanks and see you soon – across Canada
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 ...
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Discover the MoonPearl Series
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 ...
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Can’t wait
I can’t wait to share with you my new series. I’ve been developing this for over a year. And I must say: I am glad I gave it its time. I am madly in ...
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Family Reunion in Europe
If I begin at the beginning, I will say that I was born in Munich, and that my family later moved to the Allgäu region of Bavaria, southwest of Munich, near the famous Neuschwanstein ...
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Re-birth Rings: making your old jewellery into a new custom piece
UPDATE: See our page on renewing your old rings:! Renew your old rings You may have seen that I spoke on a panel discussion about gold last week. Not your usual conversation about this ...
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The Shadow of Gold
Looking uncomfortable new truths straight in the eye seems to be the best option, I figure. Not having shied away from difficult topics in the past on this blog (nor in my life), this ...
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