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I believe the most important aspect to uniqueness is curiosity. It supports uniqueness, or is the precursor to it, since it drives the interest necessary to differentiate oneself from the crowd. And I suppose if I dive a little deeper, I believe fear is what keeps someone forever in the tribe of mediocrity and common viewpoints. Curiosity about our fears teases out the conditioning that led to the fear in the first place, and if you face any fear with curiosity, then a unique viewpoint has the soil to grow– under the right conditions. I’m a self-taught jeweler, and started getting curious about fire andRead More →

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I have loved the look of pearls and silver since I first saw my cousin wearing a silver pearl ring when I was 13. She was long and blonde, 16 and from California. She was the most exotic person I had ever seen, and she was a surfer. When she arrived to my house from her California home late one night with her parents, I was surprised to see her on my living room couch. I remember studying her while she slept. She looked like a landlocked mermaid, and her jewelry had that California ease that looks like a person was born with their jewelryRead More →

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I haven’t used my jeweler’s saw in years for anything other than cutting a straight line to make another design. But not this week! A few weeks ago I was watching a new show on Apple TV called The Morning Show with Reece Witherspoon and Jennifer Anniston. Jennifer’s character was wearing a gorgeous pair of gold earrings in one of the episodes, and I was inspired to make these layered brass earrings with sterling silver accents. I think the trick to making brass earrings resemble gold is in the finish you choose and the thinness of the metal. Jennifer’s earrings were very lightweight and thin,Read More →