Did You Ever Hear The One About The Artist & The Jeweler? The gorgeous ring that you see is the result of a wonderful collaboration.  Quite often I will be speaking to visitors in the studio who show an interest in actually making jewelry themselves.  I always make it a point to encourage their interest.  [...]

I Always Like A Challenge That is Outside The Box A couple for whom I have made a number of great pieces was visiting Carmel.  We share many years of friendship, and they are the source of my favorite BBQ rib recipe.   They came on a mission.  They wanted me to create for each of [...]

The Tucson Gem Show Never Lets Me Down! I wanted to share with you some photos from the last Tucson Gem Show.  I have been attending this show almost every year since 1975, and the show seems to be wilder and bigger every year! This year a client asked me to create a ring and [...]

A Ring Worth Waiting For ! One weekend day a couple came by the studio.  As I greeted them, they said that they were visiting and owned one of my pendants and loved it!  In the course of our conversation I learned that they were actually visiting to get ideas about a new setting for [...]

When Something Old Is New Again ! A woman who has always admired my jewelry was in the studio and told me that she had some pieces that she wasn’t wearing.  She wanted to know if I could do something with an existing piece of jewelry that was made with a number of diamonds.  I [...]

A Happy Holiday to All! We always look forward to decorating our windows for the holidays! It’s that time of year when the days get shorter, and the nights come earlier.  I enjoy the feeling of being warm and snug in my studio, making surprises to be shared at Christmas time. We want to thank [...]

Summer in Carmel When the days get longer during the summer, there’s more time to enjoy the Monterey Peninsula.  Photo courtesy of Evoking Images. In The Barnyard, our gallery enjoys a view of the exquisite gardens in an outdoor setting.  The gardens bloom all year round, especially during the summer.  That’s us upstairs on the [...]

“You have to love a special request” A couple who often mark a special occasion with a piece of my jewelry came to me with a request. They wanted to know if I could create a necklace using the symbols that they had in their matching tattoos.  While they were in the store I took [...]