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When business advisors ask me who my clients are, I often just smile, because (luckily!) there is no one answer. People from all walks of life are drawn to my work. For the annual  NSDCC Christmas Craft Market here in…

I want to share with you a lovely story: the romantic ideas of a young father for his wife on their eleventh wedding anniversary. This couple got married on the bride’s birthday, so every year, the anniversary and her birthday…

After the big storm, this is a gorgeous weekend here in Nova Scotia: sunny and unseasonally warm. I am dying to go sailing! Alas, no opportunity. Perhaps I can make it out tomorrow on the little sailing dingy, the Gypsy…

I was a super rainy day today in Nova Scotia. And while that may not be the most pleasant thing in the world, I enjoyed it tremendously: I had the fire going for the first time. The warmth inside, and…

Last week, I received a phone call, wondering whether my studio might be open for a quick drop-in. The woman on the other end of the line said that she had come across my Onefooter rings over the years. She…

You may recall that in June, I was writing about creating a special piece for Monica Bauché, the wonderful hostess and co-owner (with her husband Dennis Johnston) of the most excellent  FID resto here in Halifax (you can find the June…

I was blessed with the visit of my brother with his family from Germany. On their round trip of Nova Scotia, my niece collected shells which she wanted to present to her best friends as gifts from her trip. This…

I seem to recall I started my whole blog thing that way: talking about how I see beauty everywhere…  Here are a couple of more examples: The other day, I opened a can of Maple Syrup (yes, it does come…

I was so fortunate to have yet another South Shore adventure! There were not just fabulous meals last weekend ….   many elements drew together to further my “research” for that body of work about hull lines, boats, sailing, etc.…

What a fabulous time I had with Tom and Lissa!  Here are a couple of impressions from our fabulous weekend on the Southshore: First thing to do was to pitch the tent. You don’t go see people like Tom and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

… 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,…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Last night, I went to a public lecture put on by NSCAD University here in Halifax. The speaker was renowned mover and shaker Daniel Libeskind, who just revealed the “Wheel of Conscience” at the Pier21 Immigration Museum here, a truly…

I have a tradition or a habit, a luxury really, which I have been trying to build into my life: to read the weekend Globe&Mail on Sunday morning with a cup of tea. I have been trying hard to make…

The hard work of the past few weeks came to fruition last weekend when I participated in the Atlantic Craft Trade Show, my very first wholesale tradeshow, here in Halifax. I had been very nervous about my first foray into…