Posted by Monica on May 26, 2016 -
Add Comment »
I’m so glad that JCK Events asked me to profile a few prominent designers leading up the JCK Las Vegas jewelry show. This time, I had the pleasure of interviewing a friend I’ve made in the past couple of years, Judi Powers, and discovering a new-to-me inspiring artist, Baiyang…
Posted by Monica on February 2, 2016 -
Add Comment »
I’m in a candy-colored swirl getting ready for Tucson. If you haven’t read my post about the insane Tucson Gem Shows and the strange vortex you enter, this post captures it pretty well. I have a term I’ve coined for the Tucson experience: CISO, Color Induced Sensory…
Posted by Monica on February 3, 2015 -
Add Comment »
If you’re been following my adventures on Instagram, you already know that my recent visit to the VICENZAORO jewelry show in Italy was pretty much a treasure trove of gorgeous jewels. VICENZAORO’s tagline is “The Future. Now.” I saw some definite…
Posted by Monica on January 30, 2015 -
Add Comment »
I am leaving my first VICENZAORO jewelry show with that singular mix of exhaustion and exhilaration. The exhaustion is likely from trans-atlantic travel and an exciting pace of activities that VICENZAORO show organizers set up. The exhilaration…
Posted by Monica on April 2, 2014 -
Add Comment »
It is my great pleasure to combine two favorite passions whenever possible: travel and jewelry. Travel is necessary for my perspective, knowledge, and empathy. I try to fuse travel with visiting jewelry designers on their turf…
Posted by Monica on November 4, 2013 -
Add Comment »
Elizabeth Garvin makes jewelry that plays with pure essence. She refines and extracts forms down to their simplest–almost mathematical–form. All hand-made in her New York City studio…
Posted by Monica on October 29, 2013 -
Add Comment »
I love contradiction. Something that appears one way, but is actually quite another. A little tension with the beauty. So imagine my intrigue with Anna Ruth Henriques‘ jewelry…
Posted by Monica on August 15, 2013 -
Add Comment »
While in New York City recently, I got to meet an artist I’ve admired on Twitter (the source of a lot of interesting and unexpected friendships), Daria de Koning. We met at her studio, a fun and functional space in the Tribeca neighborhood…
Posted by Monica on May 31, 2013 -
Add Comment »
Ask Cornelia Goldsmith what her favorite thing to design is. Go ahead. I dare you. I’m just warning you. It’s going to be a passionate response…
Posted by Monica on April 13, 2013 -
Add Comment »
Looking at Paula Crevoshay’s jewelry feels like a privileged journey through an exotic landscape. Her designs evoke mystery, travel, history, sculpture and something intangible, something magical. For Paula, jewelry is a full expression of…