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Word Challenge: Symbolic Carved Rune Stone and Peridot Pendant

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Word Challenge: Symbolic Carved Rune Stone and Peridot Pendant

Are you ready to hear the story of how I kicked off my Word Challenge? First of all, I am loosely basing the idea for this word challenge off of something I did in college. The concept is pretty simple: I gave my partner...

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The Word Challenge: How It All Began!

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The Word Challenge: How It All Began!

Picture this: It was my last semester in art school as an undergrad. As a "super senior" I had already been taking advanced metals classes and independent studies for years when, bam, I had to take a class with a new...

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The Importance of Sketching

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The Importance of Sketching

Every teacher, mentor, or professional I have had the pleasure to know has at one point or another drilled into me the importance of sketching. The thing is, I have never really been into sketching. I like doing. Just jumping...

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Magic Memories

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Magic Memories

A few summers ago I came across a box of jewelry I made in college including the first thing I ever made in silver. At the time I was a budding graphic design major, living in the computer lab obsessing...

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Tinker Has a New Home!

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Tinker Has a New Home!

Big news! I finally have my very own studio! No more shared spaces! Yes, it's exciting, but it turns out creating a functional workspace isn't easy. At this point I have made myself at home in fair number of workshops...

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