Canada Day weekend
What better thing to work on this Canada Day weekend, but Maple Leaf rings!! Here is a photo of the rings with the ‘sprues’ still attached. The sprue is where the wax flows out in the lost-wax process, and where…
Dorothée
On this rainy Saturday
I was supposed to take the last of my series of sailing classes today, but as those of you in Maritime Canada know: it is very yucky outside! So the last sailing class was postponed to Monday, and thus I…
So lucky!
What a wonderful coindicence that the following gathering was able to come together today: I was lucky enough to bring together in my home the wonderful talents of Judy Anderson (founder and owner of the wonderful Fireworks Gallery in Halifax),…
Yes, it’s time!
Finally, the maple leaves are mature enough for me to begin a new round of maple leaf rings. This will be my first round after the initial trials of last fall. I am excited to see how the tender young-ness…
Artisans’ gathering
Exciting news: Shortly, I’ll be on my way to the Society of North American Goldsmiths’ conference in Seattle, Washington. It will be totally delightful to be surrounded by likeminded people, get to visit the vendor room full of tools and…
Check this out in Ottawa
The leaves are finally coming out here in Halifax, on this long Victoria Day weekend. There was even a sighting of that yellow orb in the sky … it had been so long, I had almost forgotten that it is…
Indoor Maple Leaves
I have been super busy in my studio , making much work, especially for the galleries that open for the summer around now. I just sent a big shipment off to The Moorings in Mahone Bay, and Flight of Fancy…
I fell in love …
… with a ring. Remember: “Schmuck” is this avantgarde contemporary jewellery exhibition which is held inside, and as part of, the annual trade and crafts fair in Munich. So I spent plenty of time looking at lots of fabulous crafts (including,…
“Schmuck” in Munich
First of all, I would like to say that this word, “Schmuck”, means “jewellery” in German, and has absolutely nothing to do with the Jewish word of the (almost) same spelling. “Schmuck 2011” is put on as part of the…
New print material
Maybe it is because I am a jeweller and thus very detail oriented. Or maybe it is because I am German, or a woman, or all of the above, but I am super fussy about having things ‘just so’. This also…
New Work 3: Sugardrop Earrings
I almost forgot to post these new-ish earrings. I created them especially with Winter in mind, and today’s new snow reminded me to tell you about them. They remind me of icicles, but also of dragonfly wings, and spun sugar,…
The New Work 2: Music!
My goodness, it’s been busy! I have been making new pieces in the new series, already, which are about to get cast, have met with my banker regarding RRSP’s (it’s that time of year), worked with my book keeper on…
The New Work!
It is time I began introducing you to my new work! First, the very berry Canadian “Maple” rings: these are real maple leafs pressed in silver. Each one is one-of-a-kind, just like every person and every Canadian visit is unique…
