Jewelry design and fabrication. What a wonderful hobby or profession. You get to work with and explore the many different types of jewelry, Rings, bracelets,necklace's,earrings, as well as many other forms. I also like exploring the many different methods used in jewelry design such as repousse, chasing, wire wrap, wire form jewelry as well as many others. In my learning process over the last several months I have tried to master as many different techniques as I could. I am mostly home bound with a disability so I have had to learn from books and trial and error. Yes I have thrown out allot of jewelry pieces that did not work but I am still ready to wade in with both feet. I have been able to take some class' but not as many as I would like. With some jewelry pieces I become obsessed and will make and rework for days until I get it right. My wife and family members think I am crazy sometimes because I can see flaws where they can't. It has been interesting going from simple wire and beads to fabricating pieces of jewelry from raw materials. It is very satisfying to finish a jewelry piece that is totally your own design. You get to where you look at something and see how it would make a great piece of jewelry, and then to be able to fabricate it into a finished piece is beyond explaining. I love it. Everything I've done to date has been one of a kind. I like it that way and will continue to make exclusive, one of a kind jewelry. I also enjoy taking old jewelry and turning it into something new. I have several pieces that have elements from old jewelry Incorporated into them. It is a great outing for me to go to flea markets and garage sales to hunt for treasures. I pick out something because it catches my eye or an idea comes to mind immediately without worrying what its made of. Sometimes you get something home and find out it is truly a treasure. Then again sometimes it is plastic. The main thing is to make it work in a beautiful jewelry design.
This blog is where I will showcase my jewelry designs. I will also be posting about the many different things I have learned and had to adapt to meet the needs of working from a wheelchair. I will also be showing allot of the tools I have modified and why. In my previous life I was an equipment designer. This has allowed me to take many things not necessarily meant for jewelry and turn them into very useful tools. I hope the rambling of this first blog post will not scare you away and you will return to see what is knew. The same as my jewelry has improved my posting will too. Hope to see you often.