I’ve probably written about all of these rings individually before, but they have a certain awesomeness when posed together. Here are the deets. Clockwise from top left: Unsigned sterling and 14K biomorphic ring… Continue reading
I found many great things at the St. Lawrence Market last weekend, but I’m going to stretch out posting about them because I’m on vacation next week and I’m lazy. One of the… Continue reading
I have a thing for carved horn bangles. I like to pile them on or pair them with carved lucite or gold bangles. Maybe it’s because my dad worked at J.M. Schneider’s and… Continue reading
Hey everybody! This is my 1000th post! I will celebrate with a self indulgent story. A couple of weeks ago I had a day off and decided to cross a a bunch of… Continue reading
Was in Shakespeare, Ontario last weekend with my sister, niece and nephew. It is the land of exquisite but very expensive antiques. I did find an example of a Buch + Deichmann bangle… Continue reading
Here’s a bunch of random things I took pictures of with every intent to blog about, but never quite got an angle on word-wise. For example, I was going to do a post… Continue reading
Because I am going through Fringe Festival withdrawal, I thought it was appropriate to share some fringey favourites. Above is a celluloid necklace which I sold in a moment of needing cash fast.… Continue reading
A note about jewels that I find. I usully pick up a piece because I think it’s pretty. Sometimes I am looking for a specific example from a certain era. And I do… Continue reading
Québec was a hotbed of modernist design in the 1970s. While lesser known than his contemporaries de Passillé-Sylvestre, Robert Gervais was an enamellist who also favoured bold, colourful abstracted figural designs. Unfortunately, that’s… Continue reading
On my Monday amblings, I also picked up a Sten & Laine sterling silver rock crystal pendant. I’ve written about these Finnish designers before, but to recap, the Sten & Laine workshop was… Continue reading
