You may be asking yourself, what do these two elements have in common? Well, as a self-employed person, I am responsible for finding new work all of the time. No resting on my laurels. (wait, I HAVE laurels??) My workload ebbs and flows with no particular pattern. In between the “ebb” and “flow”, I have to think up new ways to entertain myself and YOU. It is one of my goals in the grand trifecta of goal setting..enlighten, inform and/or [...]

Yes, planning for the holidays while the heat ripples off of the  pavement is a daunting task. I am busy thinking cool thoughts for inspiration and have been reading up on submitting product for holiday gift guides. They leave me kind of cold. I pride myself on creating daily as a stream of consciousness, not a production line. That is not conducive to getting the masses to buy your stuff. Really? The masses. Is that my audience? My work has [...]

Stepping out into the Florida summer heat has always reminded me of dragon breath… hot, moist and unbearable. But I will say, it translated into a piece of Art Jewelry nicely! I think that is my strong suit-taking my feelings and observations and weaving them into wearable or functional Art. Jewelry, in my humble estimation, should tell something about you and reflect your mood or overall sentiment. One day waaaayyyyyy into the future, an Archaeologist will unearth you and your [...]