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
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