Back in March when we went into lockdown, I found it hard to keep on making jewelry. 

On the one hand here was a gift of uninterrupted time which I felt I should take advantage of. Haven’t I always bemoaned the lack of time to design new work? What about all those ideas bumping around in my head for sculptural pieces and what I think of as “jewelry for the home”? 

On the other hand, hawking jewelry seemed utterly inappropriate and I couldn’t bring myself to do...

The past month has been full of travel and time spent with dear friends. Now I'm back in the studio gearing up for the busy holiday season which will be here before we know it.

First things first — I should start with tidying up because the work table looks like it's been hit by a bomb and it's hard to find things.

Outside the garden is full of flowers and the insects are showing up in crazed hungry...