Sunday, August 16, 2015

2015 31 Days Writing Challenge---Posts

Welcome to the 31 Days writing challenge! 
Join in the exploration of the experience of design, manufacturing  and  sale of jewelry in the United States and around the world! This year, we are taking a journey into the workroom as well as the booth/shop/online sales of a number of jewelers that will leave you captivated. 
Come along!
Each day will bring a new link to a new post, filled with pictures and information and artists from across the country as well as around the world, I hope you will come back often and enjoy each visit. 

Please choose a day to read, and click on the link 


October1-- Jewelry-From Concept to Sales-The Beginning

October2-- Gems and Metals- The Stuff of Dreams and Power

October3-- Why Adorn?

October4-- How you become a Jewelry Artist

October5-- Concept and Design- Paper, Pencil and Computer

October6-- Tools of the Trade- Just a Few

October7-- Tools- Never enough!

October8-- Meet Richard Salley

October9-- Workbenches

October10- Introducing: Al Martinez

October11- You Say Benchpeg, I Say Benchpin.

October12- Introducing: Lorena Angulo-Metal Clay Artist

October13- Metalsmith? TheControversy between the terms Metal Clay artist vs Metalsmith

October14- Precious Metals--Extraction and Applications

October15-  Manufacturing- Mass Produced vs OoaK

October16-  Style
 
October 17- Where do Beads Come From?

October18- Lea Avroch- Glass Artist
 
October19- Where do Seed Beads Come From?

October20- Meet Ginger Allman- Polymer Clay Artist

October21-  Chemistry-Modern Materials in Jewelry
October22- More Workroom 


October23-  In Between

October24- Cristina Hurley Jewelry

October25- Chain Jewelry Stores vs. Local Artisan

October26- Meet Scott Schreiber of Scott Schreiber Jewelry Design

October27-  Guilds, the Fellowship of Ring Makers

 
October28- A look at Brian Gavin Diamonds

October29- The Future of Jewelry

October30- So... I've Got Some Jewelry, What Now?

October31- Beauty and the Business

Post Script--- Thank Yous and the Future