Stories — Artist Life
Patterns on the street
I used to live in Brooklyn. When I moved upstate to a house in the country I didn't think I'd ever again spend more than fleeting visits in New York. But things change, and I've been spending stretches of time in the city again.
Making a brass container
At my last metalsmithing workshop I learned to make a brass container. For much of the class I felt like all I'd achieved was making what looked like a piece of copper pipe...
Do you need a time out?
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...