Jewelry Porn

Jewelry Porn, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Jewelers and metalsmiths, admit it – you’ve drooled over these books! I discovered this series in my jewelry class at the 92nd Street Y and went right out and bought the lot of them. FYI, they’re much cheaper on Amazon than they are at the Marketfair Barnes & Noble. They [...]

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Nu Metal???

Geode Earrings, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Nu metal?  Not really, but a new shop devoted exclusively on my metalwork. I’m happy to announce that MetaGenre is now up and running! Recently, I’ve been taking a metalsmithing course at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan and have been learning and developing new skills and techniques. I wanted [...]

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The SETI Project?

The SETI Project?, originally uploaded by antigenre.
No, it’s a bunch of rings that I’m taking to The Market NYC this Saturday! I’m so excited about doing my first show in New York and am working away getting tons of pieces ready. Two new collections will be making their debut, as well. I’ll be sure to [...]

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Green Silver

I’m not really into New Year’s resolutions, but this year I did decide to make a greater commitment to using eco-friendly material in my jewelry.  To this end, I’ve started buying most of my sterling silver from Hoover & Strong, a company that has been providing eco-friendly, recycled precious metals to jewelers for decades.  While [...]

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Drill, baby, drill!!

Riveting…, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I doubt that this was what Sarah Palin had in mind, but hey, it works for me. I went to town with my Foredom a while ago and created a pendant that was originally supposed to be part of my Buckshot series. I love the decayed, broken-down look of all these [...]

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The Olympics are Here!!!

The Olympics are Here!!!, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I’m more than a little excited that the 2008 Olympics – the best sporting event ever – have finally started! I sat through the whole opening ceremony last night. It was reaaallly long, and I was sort of annoyed that the overwhelming majority of the performers were men, [...]

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More Assembly Line Work

Corsico Rings in progress, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Yep, I’m back on the assembly line! I’ve been wanting to get some items back into my shop and also have some extras to send along with my consignment order. These rings are going to be given a blue-green patina, but I’ve discovered that the patina I’m using [...]

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Citronne

Citronne, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I found these lovely vintage glass beads today at my local bead supply store. They are a pale lemon-y lime-y color, and I thought they could be used to make something light and summery for my shop. I had a difficult time, though, photographing them because the background colors I was [...]

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Like Watching Paint Dry

Corsico Set, originally uploaded by antigenre.
Since summer is now upon us, I thought I should brighten up my jewelry collection with a bit of color. I’ve just recently started playing around with patinas on my brass and copper pieces, and I am loving the results! It is an interesting process and seems to require a [...]

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I’ve Been Trunk’t!

Well, I applied again to Trunkt last night and was finally accepted.  For now, I have only the basic portfolio and will probably stick to that, even though it only lets me upload three products.  I’m not sure if the standard and premium packages are worth the price.  Still, my basic package looks a bit [...]

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