All jewellery is handmade and shipped from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and therefore is exempt from tariffs for USA customers under CUSMA, the free-trade agreement. I always ship with a certificate of origin for customs.
Personal, Contemplative, Societal
Letting Go
It is pretty amazing to me: the human tendency to get attached to physical objects. I recently had a lesson in this, when my most beloved shoes died. I have worn those things through almost any weather here in our…
Square One
Materials and Process – Passions of a Goldsmith – that was the title of my graduating exhibition at NSCAD University’s Anna Leonowens Gallery in 2004. So long ago! Good early perception, though: I already knew that my passion for the materials…
Discover
I hope you all enjoyed a splendid long weekend, and hopefully your Valentine’s Day was filled with positives. I am very lucky to be surrounded by much love, and this year was especially lucky to have the whole family gathered,…
Discipline as Joy
As an entrepreneur, I get to make my own hours. Luxurious you say? Well, perhaps … What it has taught me is that discipline can be such joy. Let me tell you. Unlike many artists (or at least unlike the…
Sit. Ask. Listen
Happy New Year to you all. I hope you have had positive time these last couple of weeks. I myself took ten whole days off, sat in meditation at an urban retreat, and spent wonderful time with family and friends.…
‘Happy’ Holidays
Hanukkha has come and gone, but Christmas is still ahead, and the mounting pressure is palpable. Yes, you read correctly: pressure. As you may have read here, over the past several weeks I have been attending various art markets. When…
This Egg is My Teacher
Perhaps, when it comes to lifestyle, eggs may be my best teacher. Strange statement? Certainly. But it occurred to me this morning, and I will tell you why: I am an entrepreneur, and I am a woman. These two things alone…
Time Off
It’s important to have balance in one’s life. As a hard-working artist and entrepreneur, it might even be doubly important, because artistic inspiration has to come out of a sense of balance and spaciousness. So I take some time off…
Wedding with a few twists
I hope you had wonderful holidays, whichever kind you celebrate. It truly was for me, and in addition, I was blessed with a particularly special one this past weekend: the wonderful wedding celebration of my brother Peter and his partner Michel.…
Return of the Light
There was a time in my life when I wanted to become a “Contemporary Jewellery Historian”. I chose the best program, at the Royal College of Art in London, England. Everything looked very promising. However, despite my best aspirations, my then-husband put…
Right in our face
I can’t help but feel that very serious issues have been presenting themselves, right in my face. First, news of terminal illness in my immediate family, then the infection of Ashoka Mukpo, part of our community, with the Ebola virus (Thank…
To take a breather
Talk about breath: the Avondale Garlic Festival was a lot of fun. I love the events those folks put on: excellent quality of everything! I thought I’d take a moment and talk a little bit about where I buggered…
Reflections of a Newly Minted Dual Citizen
It was just so exciting to finally take my oath of Citizenship, I have to bore you with it for one more post. As you may know, I was born and raised in Germany, and came to Canada at the…