A trip to the Schmuckmuseum
Pforzheim is a town in the Baden-Württemberg state in Southern Germany. It has long been a capital of jewelry making and goldsmithing within the region, and use...
Author: Michele
New Year in the River of Life
I read something recently about new years resolutions, or, specifically, about not having them. Instead, the idea was to look at the commitments in your life an...
About My Metalworking Process
I start most of my work in my sketchbook, as drawings. Many concepts never make it beyond the sketchbook to actually be made. Even works that are started, are n...
Book Review – Jewelry Metals, A Guide to Working with Common Alloys
I just received a copy of the book, Jewelry Metals, A Guide to Working with Common Alloys, edited by James Binnion and published by the MJSA press. There is a l...
How to request custom handmade jewelry
I recently joined the site custommade.com (here is my profile). This is a well done site that allows people to post requests for all types of custom made items ...
Another chasing pitch experiment
I think I am going to like this pitch. I had some casting wax that I had experimented with as a chasing pitch, a la David Huang, but I didn’t like it. It ...
Me in my Studio
This is me working at my bench in my studio. It is messy and probably not as organized as it should be. My jeweler’s bench was found at a thrift store. I...
Jen’s Blog
While this has nothing to do with metalwork it has everything to do with life. My friend Jen started a blog recently about her journey over the last two years h...
Metalsmith Secret Cleaning Product
An in-between step that most metalsmiths skip over in their tutorials and descriptions is cleaning. Cleaning a piece (before or after soldering, during chasing ...
Chasing and Repoussé
The technique of Chasing and Repoussé dates from antiquity and was used throughout many cultures renowned for their metalwork, though it may have originated in...