Of Wrists and Rushdie

Really, what I want to do is show off the stuff I made in my silversmithing class. Last night I hit a point where I felt like – BAM. I can everlovin’ DO. THIS. BIZ.

Not that I’m a pro yet, but there’s just so much you can make with no more than a jeweller’s [...]

Hillside

Soooooo, as long as the fires in Northern Ontario remain relatively under control (and what an awful thing for the forests and the firefighters up there – roughly 300, 000 hectares of land are affected right now compared to the 15, 000 hectares affected all year last year), we’re slated to head off on our [...]

IDEAS

This might sound stupid in more than one way, but whenever an idea starts to take root in my head, with it comes this weird worry (initially vague and increasingly panicky) that the more I focus on and form the idea, the more it becomes part of the air around me and takes off on [...]

Start Your Engine (& Cross Your Fingers the Car Makes it Down Highway Six)

My shelves are bare…

My bags are packed…

Some last-minute cuffs are drying on the table, including a new design I only have time to make one of because it is super labour-intensice. It’s a traditional wallet back design from an old-school kit, but I’m turning it into a bracelet.

I’m sorry [...]