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Kickstarter is a website which promises “A new way to fund and follow creativity.” Propose your idea, and if it passes a few sanity tests from the website’s founders, you have a project, it will be featured on the website, and you are given a limited time to raise money from everybody who comes by. . . . → Read More: What is Kickstarter?   Comments are closed  Findings and Facets  designer, jewelry, kickstarter, Noah Beasley, pitch, rings, silversmith, William V. Burns, writing
By William V. Burns As a former sculptor and decades-ago jewelry hobbyist, I’ve looked for a low-impact way to get back into jewelry design. I set some fairly unrealistic goals hoping technology would catch up them. No casting or fabrication equipment needed No inventory required No up-front costs All of my work to be virtual and computer-based Easy purchase by myself or a customer worldwide I am pleased to say that the future is finally here. Shapeways.com has long offered 3-D printing of designs you submit online, for a reasonable price, and even allows you . . . → Read More: 3-D Silver Jewelry Design using Shapeways.com Comments are closed Findings and Facets designer, jewelry, kickstarter, Michiel Cornelissen, Noah Beasley, shapeways, silversmith, William V. Burns 
by Doug Krentzlin Jessica Burnett is a jewelry artisan whose particular specialty is designing chain jewelry. “My husband bought me a chainmaking kit for Christmas in 2004 and I was hooked immediately,” she says, “I had previously thought it was all about the gems, and much to my surprise, it turned out to be all about the metal. The tactile quality of chain remains one of the most seductive aspects of jewelry for me. For many months I researched how to make my own links, the equipment required, how the math works when it comes to choosing link sizing . . . → Read More: Jessica Burnett – Interview One comment - (Comments are closed) Findings and Facets artisan, chain, designer, Doug Krentzlin, Jessica Burnett, jewelry, loop-in-loop, Michael David Sturlin 
Burly Damascus Hunting Knife is Balanced and Beautiful ! Radharc Knives Designed by Michael H. Mara
by Doug Krentzlin Jewelry designer Michael David Sturlin has presented workshops at many venues as a visiting guest artist and has been a conference presenter for MJSA, JCK, AGTA, CLASP and MCWC. He has also been a featured artist in Masters: Gold (Ray Hemachandra and Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2009) and Good Bones: The Elements and Principles of Design for Jewelry Makers (Sharon Elaine Thompson, Brynmorgen Press, 2010). Michael began making jewelry around 1970. “I started out as a self taught goldsmith until 1986, when I went to the Revere Academy in San Francisco for formal goldsmithing instruction,” . . . → Read More: Michael David Sturlin – Interview Comments are closed Findings and Facets artisan, designer, Doug Krentzlin, goldsmith, jewelry, Michael David Sturlin
by Doug Krentzlin A resident of France since 1987, designer Angela Baduel-Crispin began making jewelry in 1990 which she sells under her brand name “L’Ange Est Là.” Since 2003, she has focused her work on the use of metal clay, introducing it to France through her jewelry business and classes and later through the launch in 2007 of the non-profit French speaking branch of the PMC Guild International: “La Guilde Pâte à Métaux Créateurs Francophone.” In addition, she is the French Liaison to the new Metal Clay Artist Magazine. “As a child, I wanted to be a painter and . . . → Read More: Angela Baduel-Crispin – Interview Comments are closed Findings and Facets Angela Baduel-Crispin, designer, Doug Krentzlin, France, jewelry, metal clay
by Doug Krentzlin For master jewelry designer Etienne Perret, his professional fascination with jewels has been a logical outcome of a lifelong interest. “My entire adult life has been spent involved in one aspect or another of the jewelry world,” says Etienne, “I have studied, conceptualized, designed, manufactured, financed and sold jewelry, both wholesale and retail. Once one gets the jewelry bug, it is almost impossible to shake it.” From the beginning, Etienne found many inspirations for his artistic sensibilities. “I grew up in a wonderful Bauhaus home surrounded by modern art,” he says, “My favorite times as a . . . → Read More: Etienne Perret – Interview |
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