Making Cone Patterns for Metalwork with Adobe Illustrator
Cones are the basis for several types of stone settings and are also useful for other jewelry making, and recent updates to Illustrator make this shape a piece ...
Author: Michele
Lindstrom Cutters Review
Recently I’ve been making a lot of Viking knit chains. Its the perfect thing for me to do in the evenings, when I’m ready to relax and watch some TV...
Making a Cabochon for a Custom Bezel
Usually, you start with a stone, and make a bezel to fit it. But in this case, I made a bezel to fit an odd-shaped cabochon, and the stone broke while I was set...
Building a Gallery Plugin for WordPress
The gallery pages on my website are now powered by a plugin I wrote to create portfolio pages for my work. I built my own plugin for this for a few reasons. Lea...
Transferring images to metal for chasing and repousse
Transferring images to metal for chasing and repousse has always been somewhat of a challenge. There are lots of processes that I have seen used and tried mysel...
Returning to the Studio
It has been about 4 years since I have made any work for sale. I have made a few gifts, and spent time organizing and cleaning, but I have not dedicated time to...
Lila Coward, Part 2
I researched Uncle George from the last part of Lila’s tape that I transcribed, and found records for him that show he was not her uncle, but a cousin. Wh...
Who Is Lila Coward?
Note: I received a tape recording from my cousin a while back. The tape contains stories told by Lila Coward. While she was someone in out family, I don’t...
The Trial
The judge motioned her to take her seat in the witness stand. She was only thirteen and did not wish to remember what she saw, but if her father were to be a fr...
The Oregon Outback
There is a reason that the southeast area of Oregon, home to the high desert basin, is called the Oregon Outback. Once on highway 31 heading east out of La Pine...