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Metal Clay Today, Winter 2013

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

The newest edition of the Metal Clay Today eMagazine (www.metalclaytoday.com) “hit the streets” today, and it’s a good one.  Beautiful new work by Inge Verbruggen and “rising star” Kim Paige,  a great article on teaching by Holly Gage, tutorials from Louise Shadonix, Linda Stiles … Continue reading →

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The arc of the moral universe

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

“The arc of the moral universe, although long,  is bending towards justice.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 20 December 1956 Montgomery, Alabama

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New series of Jewelry Photography classes starting on June 30th

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

For anyone who’s interested, my latest series of Jewelry Photography classes starts Saturday, June 30, at the West City Center campus of San Diego Continuing Education.  The series includes four separate sessions that run from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday mornings.  All classes are in Room … Continue reading →

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Ruth Barnett’s gorgeous wire work chain with antique East Indian pendants

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Ruth Barnett gave a wonderful presentation on her creative approaches to wire work yesterday at the San Diego Bead Society’s monthly meeting.  Ruth studied with internationally recognized wire work artist Lynne Merchant.  She said that Lynne inspired students with her … Continue reading →

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Holly Gage ‘repousse effects’ pendant

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Wow! It’s been a very long time since I’ve been able to post. There were both positive and negative reasons as to why the drought lasted so long.  It started with a “fatal” computer crash and an unexpectedly long time … Continue reading →

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John Frame’s Tale of the Crippled Boy

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

I was recently given the gift of a wonderful book by artist, sculptor, photographer and filmmaker, John Frame.  Frame’s vision and work is both unique and quite amazing. Rather than stringing together a lot of words, I’ll just urge you to … Continue reading →

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You’ve got to find what you love

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Steve Jobs died today. I am deeply saddened. The commencement speech given by Jobs at Stanford University in June of 2005 has been widely published, but I wanted to pass it along anyway.  It goes to the heart of who he was, and … Continue reading →

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