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*Caveat on using the term “recycled gold”:

While I am very careful to source my precious metals only from SCS® certified suppliers (SCS® stands for Supply Chain Sustainability; they are the global leader in the field of sustainability standards and third-party certification). Most of my precious metals suppliers are also members of the Responsible Jewellery Council. However, I want to point out that ‘recycling gold' is not what is commonly understood by the term.

True recycling avoids things ending up in landfills. Gold, of course, wouldn’t.

Instead, gold is simply melted, refined and repurposed.

Although SCS® certified refineries must maintain auditable records of their suppliers, there are loopholes globally which make it very easy for gold from unregulated and/or illegal sources to enter their supply chain.

This makes even 'certified recycled' gold untraceable.

Further reading:
Is Recycled Gold Ethical?
Materials, Sustainability, & Fairmined Metals

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Harmony Arts Festival

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The first weekend of the Harmony Arts Festival here in West Vancouver just finished. I thought I’d share a couple of impressions, and views from my booth.

a kind customer took this photo of me in my tent booth on Sunday

And this is what I saw most of the day:

a steady stream of admiring crowds kept me busy all weekend

People really liked the work.

many people try on many pieces

There was some really great work there, like this ceramicist:

there is some beautiful work here, including these amazing raw raku ceramics

Besides the artisans, visitors are also treated to art classes, films screenings, and all-day free live outdoor concerts in this gorgeous venue, like that by local singer Babe Coal.

this is one of the gorgeous outdoor concert stages where live music drew big crowds all weekend

And can you believe it, this is the view from my booth

I look out of my booth and see a cruiseship leaving Vancouver harbour

At the end of the day, I took this photo of downtown Vancouver across the water

the view of downtown Vancouver across the water at the end of the day

It was a great weekend. Now off to visit various galleries in and around Vancouver, and then in Victoria and Seattle, before I return to the second weekend of the Harmony Arts Festival, which starts up again on Friday at 2pm.

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