Sustainablity Award
A little break As this year is rushing to the finish line, I have been a busy li’l elf in my studio. Except for Friday afternoon, when I took a delightful trip to Nova Scotia’s South shore. Ever inspiring! What…
Notes
Custom vs Bespoke
About once a week, I send a client away. “What business owner in their right mind would do this??” you might ask. “One that has very thoroughly thought about what they enjoy doing,” I would reply. And because the difference…
Are all Lab-Grown Diamonds more Ethical?
It’s not so simple I hear and read it again and again: claims that laboratory-grown diamonds are more ethical, more sustainable, greener. Did you know that – according to the Competition Bureau of Canada, it is illegal to make a…
Above and Beyond ‘Recycled’ Silver and Gold
Recycling was cool. Remember when recycling was the coolest thing? We were feeling ok about using plastic copiously, because we could recycle it. Remember when buying something made from ‘recycled plastics’ made you feel kinda good? And then we found…
Coal and Gold Mines
The first real snow fell here in Halifax this weekend, which was kind of fun, I won’t lie. On Friday, schools were closed. While I definitely worry about people who have to show up for work regardless, and may be…
Peru Protests
Oh there is just so much violence right now. What is happening in Iran is awful. The suffering continues in Ukraine. Haiti, Yemen, Ethiopia, Myanmar. And in Peru the death toll of protesters being killed by police is rising. President…
My Creative Journey aka Retired Pieces
Over the years there have been many pieces that have come into fruition from my imagination into metal, and then at some point my inspiration shifted and other Series evolved. Here is an archive of some of my retired collections. …
Gold with a Conscience: Why I’m using ethical Fairmined ECO Gold
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 ……
All About my OneFooter Collection
Initial Inspiration I am always interested in working with line, exploring manipulation of the line itself, and of volume created through line. And I love to move metal. My OneFooter Series is the most pivotal example of these creative passions. …
Sterling Silver Rings with Gems – Limited Time Left!
– 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…
Palladium White Gold
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. Palladium white gold is beautifully dense and strong, and is wonderful to work with as a…
Cuisson sans grains
À la demande générale, je partage ma recette de craquelins sans grains, ainsi que deux recettes de gâteaux sans grains et une spécialement pour Pâque.
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 and hopeful, yet there are the…
