https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-27 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/https/wwwmaterialsmithingcom/blog-page-url/new-post-title-1 monthly 0.5 2025-04-27 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/https/wwwmaterialsmithingcom/blog-page-url/new-post-title monthly 0.5 2024-12-15 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/welcome-back monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb-5ne46-ka63j-8gzll-j2kpw-32dnm-t63k7 monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/9983d759-c063-4249-823c-822d0a40476f/img_2536-edited.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier - Wow. Just wow! I was extremely honored to present a demo at the prestigious AGTA Gem Fair for the MJSA Journal and my bench there was generously loaned by Gesswein Tools, so thank you, thank you, to Roger, Lauren, Lindsay, Rich and all of the support staff at AGTA for helping me get this content out there to the folks who want it. And thanks for coming if I saw you there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709246762435-ORLOU7ASH95X0M680WN8/bird-1.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709246771513-XF8JVRI2XQXLFSAC33DC/button.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709246780559-HIMW94CZQAZPSVRD05J8/embroider.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709246791211-IPKLIQL77FPM89H2P2LH/fiber.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709246799608-LWUHHSL9HT1HULYFNNK0/stickstone.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709246826168-X1BR479C8P1JQWDMFDTN/woven.jpeg BLOG - Another dispatch from the jewelry making frontier https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb-5ne46-ka63j-8gzll-j2kpw-32dnm monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb-5ne46-ka63j-8gzll-j2kpw monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/01683ddc-5a0c-4f71-8ba6-5f2b3e08cfd7/casting.jpg BLOG - Catching up - Change, they say, is as good as a rest Here’s me adding some wax-injected mold parts to a tree. Casting is a process I don’t have much experience with, so it’s nice to try something new. Truly, it still bugs me to work with so much stuff in the way, like masks, safety glasses, etc. but as a teacher and responsible and logical adult, this is the way. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb-5ne46-ka63j-8gzll monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/540a7916-adb0-4ab6-9095-f18d4b0aae08/snowfarm.jpg BLOG - Sorry it’s been so long … - Taking COVID19 seriously at Snow Farm Thank you Snow Farm for saving me. And probably lots of others, too. Masks, Pleiglas barriers, staggered meals and isolation in our respective studios did not diminish the joy all of us felt to be together making work again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/5c4d8ac3-9325-41e0-8803-3b617f0e100d/nubracelet.jpg BLOG - Sorry it’s been so long … - The work wants to be made and it will find a way to nudge you if you let it! I started fabricating a new multi-stone bracelet earlier this month. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb-5ne46-ka63j monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/3004fa16-7766-4416-b477-4516ab41d4dc/driggsteacher.jpg BLOG - A few quick updates - Teaching at Beadiest is alway a fun experience! Here’s my Lapidary class in full swing – lot’s of happy campers made their very first cabochon! https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb-5ne46 monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-6gleb monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/4e98e3cf-0132-4a1b-bc3f-3e0e8368e66f/rayminemix.jpg BLOG - Workshop slots available!! - Lapidary work is near and dear to my heart. Teaching it is even better than doing it, because I get to watch other people get hooked too. I just returned from Tucson with a treasure trove of nice material for my upcoming Lapidary workshop at Snow Farm: The New England School of Craft. That’s some delicious Ray Mine mix at right. It will need to be stabilized, but luckily, I have reliable information from an expert friend on just exactly how to do that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709244187543-JF0LHLV0UXYT588W7XYW/chalcedony.jpg BLOG - Workshop slots available!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709244200809-2BS3G7A34RVQR94WQ7U8/prehnite.jpg BLOG - Workshop slots available!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709244213221-7R6P4TERYU20PXTWMXZS/turuoise.jpg BLOG - Workshop slots available!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709244330272-NTVO3MC3W63706BYJ2I6/lapidary.jpg BLOG - Workshop slots available!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709244369855-MT8NELFBUH7OIQDCZRO2/texpat.jpg BLOG - Workshop slots available!! https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-73tjg monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/7bc97704-e120-43eb-abac-a7979a26503c/mjwjacket.jpg BLOG - News you can use - My new book goes to press this week!!! TA DA!!!!! Here’s a photo, and you can order it here: Metal Jewelry Workshop on Amazon.com, or if you are more patient, find it at most brick-and-mortar booksellers, chain craft stores and at other book vendors in late fall when it arrives from the printer. I am really very happy with this book and it was a huge pleasure to work with the amazing editorial and design teams at Fox Chapel Publishing. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n-73tjg-zb9r7 monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/de5necgtfennm2n monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/64cc0928-ba38-49fa-aad9-2314698547ae/driggstpbootmain-e1530204947834.jpg BLOG - Winter means Tucson – and more! - Learning and teaching are my two favorite things. Well, except for toffee chocolate bars and coffee Teaching a class for a group of enthusiastic makers is one of the best parts of my life. I love meeting like-minded friends who share my passion for tinkering with all sorts of materials and making new and exciting work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709240282797-TMBXLW9ZUS56G1U0HZM8/driggsbeachmain.jpg BLOG - Winter means Tucson – and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709240644538-YPYCG8R4Q89DKD1IV1ZZ/driggsrtdmdremsonly.jpg BLOG - Winter means Tucson – and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709240295373-0PHWFK4AVVZRJE8Q9DXQ/driggsccbootmain-e1530204213431.jpg BLOG - Winter means Tucson – and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709240310367-EW5QNOFFTEMVIE31IV5U/driggsrtdmadvrotary.jpg BLOG - Winter means Tucson – and more! https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-4cr4l-3tzlg-rptfj-jhssn monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/wbthlf9l4aneske monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/d6a59d9a-78fb-45f8-9754-b3a1f66702ca/collawoodhelendriggsdenver-e1506535774627.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report - Going to a Gem and Mineral, Trade, Wholesale, Jewelry, Art, Bead – or really any kind of in-person show is always a great jumpstart for your creativity Some stellar Colla Wood from Turkey, courtesy John Heusler, G.G. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/11384647-bb51-4aa5-8f32-916d10a2648d/aquaprasehelendriggsdenver-e1506530378255.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report - Beautiful blue-green stones Stunning Aquaprase cabs available from Village Silversmith, one of my all-time favorite gem show vendors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/abd4d43c-3527-491e-be4e-30d62947c633/dumortqtzheledriggsdenver-e1506530717518.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report - Such a pretty, gentle blue hue! Dumortierite on quartz from Brazil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/c1f8ec53-b08f-42ee-b2b5-459710e312c9/burtisbluehelendriggsdenver-e1506532201408.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report - Eternally beautiful. Turquoise is probably one of the most popular gem show materials of all time. Burtis Blue Turquoise by Clinton Cross https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709239730584-S6CJWUSHVWGNXEKTBD7U/ammoniteshelendriggsdenver.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709239742168-GYGJQ3IR3QH7DTF30IXA/fibulahelendriggsdenver.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709239756477-S0XE9M7IR685ALEUYQG8/minermarthelendriggsdenver.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709239769648-1IOK5AX3BPCI0BVNBBFZ/coralhelendriggsdenver.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709239784093-5SRDJQCSSNVJ07QCVBGU/brasselementsdriggsdenver.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1709239805833-YUM686XG8VCCAUKWYFN5/johnheuslerhelendriggsdenver.jpg BLOG - 2017 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Report https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-gw9t4-bp2hj-kj3ye-njln5-drmgc monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/e969415c-2798-4ba7-830d-a4849fbcf391/helen-driggs-touchstone-e1497901903759.jpg BLOG - Touching base from Touchstone - Touchstone Center for Crafts is located in Farmington, Pa. Going to a new place to teach or learn is great for your spirit. It’s nice to meet new makers, hang with like-minded souls, and see new work. Even a short-term change is a vacation – at least, as far as I’m concerned! Like the famous sneaker slogan says, Just Do it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/d183ce6b-b306-4783-abaa-b3b2a419a126/helen-driggs-blacsmith-samples.jpg BLOG - Touching base from Touchstone - The Ferrous side of things… The Blacksmith shop at Touchstone is one of the best I have ever been to — here are some of many twisted iron samples. Metal is beautiful, don’t you think? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/bb8c8a87-1219-4082-8d5f-d0752e8a02ac/eric-burris-genius-mokume.jpg BLOG - Touching base from Touchstone - Mokume Gane at home. Really. Eric's amazing setup allows you to create mokume gane in the average home studio. Yes, this is an amazing development. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-4cr4l-3tzlg-rptfj monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-4cr4l-3tzlg monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-gw9t4-bp2hj-kj3ye-njln5 monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/cf8f0414-023c-4f28-af06-5ecfc06a9e7c/driggscoloronmetal4.jpg BLOG - Embrace the unexpected - Getting laid off can either be the best thing ever or the worst thing ever. Look on the bright side: you have tons of time to follow the muse – after you click off the obligatory income-hunting chores du jour…. I have become a master at playing the no day job game and it’s awesome when you can get your mind to happily exist in that place. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-gw9t4-bp2hj-kj3ye monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1bb1fecb-b918-42f7-8814-05f84f550463/helendriggssketchbook.jpg BLOG - What is Immersive Design? - Draw every day and any way you can. No one ever needs to see what you draw but you. Art: Your sketchbooks are the place for pure, unadulterated and unbridled expression. Just draw like nobody is watching you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/c21d38b1-f6dd-4dfe-b8e8-81c229c8ad6b/lineshapeform.jpg BLOG - What is Immersive Design? - Art vs. Craft. We need them both to make jewelry, but there are nuances to each. Craft: Models and technical samples are a way to work out fabrication issues while you develop materials and tool mastery . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/8b0ebe94-15cb-4605-a4cb-b7407739d480/techjournal.jpg BLOG - What is Immersive Design? - Planning and experimentation, along with documentation are all part of the creative process. You need all of it to make your work - work. Design: Technical Journals – or workbooks –are imperative for jewelers to keep track of patterns, fabrication steps, layouts and plans. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-gw9t4-bp2hj monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/0ae23e65-b59d-4970-9672-3b9d061a7b8a/yellow.jpg BLOG - A new workshop format: Immersive Design NYC - Inspiration is everywhere. If you immerse yourself in the environment you find yourself in, you can’t help but be inspired. Look. It’s there. Just take a peek, breathe in and draw. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-gw9t4 monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/0d486dad-527f-4963-96e3-453287c3626f/helen-driggs-tools.jpeg BLOG - What’s on your bench? - New materials and supplies are the greatest inspiration for me. I've been cutting some fun materials to connect via rivets and other methods. This stuff is for a class I am calling Urban Conchos -- and whoa! check out the antique pipe flaring sets I found at the Flea Market. I also scored a nice lot of Bamboo Knitting Needles at a yard sale last week. Soon, I will cut them up for pendants. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc-4cr4l monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr-78xmc monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/e9f9f10f-8426-4398-9ce2-ba8d11504e02/final-e1530205074790.jpg BLOG - Busy is an understatement! - Make room to follow the new ideas that come when you least expect them. Better yet, schedule a few days off to develop new work. I will be teaching a new class using vintage buttons, wire, and beads this winter at the JOGS Show in Tucson. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76-43anr monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/eb71d20e-3a92-4d7d-9865-1e837962aee8/img_2682.jpg BLOG - Make room for play, please - All work and no play makes life hard to bear Here’s a multimedia experiment with recycled materials I have been engaged with. It has radically changed my desire to make work, and I have been inspired by the freedom that play without an overriding agenda has done for my well being. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/070252d5-563e-4191-bab9-c479949af8a7/img_1970.jpg BLOG - Make room for play, please - It doesn’t matter if you use it, finish it, or sell it –or not. Doing it is what matters. This is some hand-painted, handmade paper I am encasing in resin and sawing out after it has cured. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7-zhh76 monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/accc9f16-8a48-4845-964b-610f1dec244f/mechanicalvsvertical.jpg BLOG - Metal stamping your jewelry: Part Two - Vertical spacing in typography is as important to readability as horizontal spacing Here you can see what happens when an a and an i when spaced letters are positioned mechanically vs. visually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/6be260f0-fd91-41a5-8a58-619f27404f95/centerline.jpg BLOG - Metal stamping your jewelry: Part Two - Like I said, life got in the way of art, lol Letter out your phrase. CHECK YOUR SPELLING. I repeat, CHECK YOUR SPELLING NOW. Find the center character -- spaces count as one character, too. Circle the space if a space is the center character so you don’t forget it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/7fced57d-4b84-44e1-898a-5642b57aa947/countletters.jpg BLOG - Metal stamping your jewelry: Part Two - Take the time to do it right, and trust the process Here is a sketch of how I would letter this particular example phrase. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl-egft7 monthly 0.5 2024-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/aa951301-f9d4-49c2-9c55-587763c8362a/font-height.jpg BLOG - Metal stamping your jewelry: Part One - In a former life, I was a graphic designer. Prepare yourself for everything a metalsmith needs to know about typography. You have been warned… FYI: The total height of the font includes the ascenders and descenders of all of the letterforms in the font.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/f208cbe6-deef-4666-becb-7badb7c04838/x-height.jpg BLOG - Metal stamping your jewelry: Part One - It’s all about the X And no, I don’t mean the social media site formerly known as Twitter (which was way better back then, IMHO) But, I digress. The x-height is the most-needed measurement of any typeface -- be it upper or lower case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/4acb030d-4ba2-4dd8-8636-eff454364480/line-spacing.jpg BLOG - Metal stamping your jewelry: Part One - Multiple lines of stamped text need to be planned out in advance. Don’t just grab a hammer and wing it, especially on fine metal. I told you so. Your horizontal spacing guidelines, or "grid" for metal stamping must include each of these measurements: https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-8myhl monthly 0.5 2024-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/73df0b6c-e7c0-4312-8bda-e7b6fae0fd43/aqua-e1410709069590.jpg BLOG - Tips for Tucson: the Helen Driggs survival guide – 2014 version - Go to Tucson for the treasures, stay for the tamales Yes, that's a $45K aquamarine specimen. Uncut. Just the way nature intended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/afac3b0b-dd57-4d16-8064-179089c864b3/bracelets.jpg BLOG - Tips for Tucson: the Helen Driggs survival guide – 2014 version - Need a bracelet? There are thousands of tables just like this all over the city. Every show you attend will present a sensory overload of tempting treasure for every interest under the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/cd7379a2-c074-44a9-9b85-823ab50b6d4f/oceanjas.jpg BLOG - Tips for Tucson: the Helen Driggs survival guide – 2014 version - One of my favorite gemstone materials in the entire world, and sadly it’s all gone now… I adore the mustard yellow Ocean Jasper. If you know color, you'll realize how useful this hue is... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/9c9298e9-bf2c-4ffc-8708-bce089e0e3f3/turquoise.jpg BLOG - Tips for Tucson: the Helen Driggs survival guide – 2014 version - If it’s Tucson, there’s turquoise! Bucket loads of turquoise rough from every locality. Yum. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-7hg75-le236-amtls monthly 0.5 2024-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/5004f037-ad74-44f0-9398-8def49c6ddf1/brooke-image-1-e1410091317880.jpeg BLOG - Problem solving at the bench - Emails from students are always a pleasure to answer Here’s Brooke's bracelet after patination but before finishing. See below for her question… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/99045905-25b0-4353-9091-ab0ce891ebb8/brooke-image21-e1410095800633.jpeg BLOG - Problem solving at the bench - The Islands or the oceans? Use a chopstick, dowel or round toothpick and some 28 ga. wire to attach the steel wool. Then polish with your cool tool just where you want to. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-7hg75-le236 monthly 0.5 2024-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/ef60221d-759c-4b55-922f-3b0a3ecaa699/bob.jpg BLOG - Life is good – when you get to run it - Taking a workshop with a hero of mine is always a treat! Bob Ebendorf has used every imaginable material in his work. I have never seen such an inventive use of tabs and cold connections. He is an amazing educator and I have tremendous respect for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/15149080-03fb-4523-ae42-87a59499f8dd/pinswap-e1407370516893.jpg BLOG - Life is good – when you get to run it - Pin swaps are the best! Here are my 20 pin swap pins ready to trade. Wire fibulas were about all I could produce while laying on the couch drugged and in pain as I recovered from surgery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479619461-HK7GVXX2NGU3UVML75CS/fredandbob-e1407370240876.jpg BLOG - Life is good – when you get to run it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479635216-DKOMEZOJ2Y8FYFTNV050/necklace.jpg BLOG - Life is good – when you get to run it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479645310-NYMT4RZQT0LTM6YX1U53/pendant.jpg BLOG - Life is good – when you get to run it https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz-7hg75 monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/8cfb7297-8ea9-4dce-a35f-133bbea0f716/rio-e1401028511275.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two - Cold Connections on the road… Teaching at Rio's Winter Workshops was an awesome experience, my students were a fun group, and we got SO MUCH done -- it was Rivet-O-Rama! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708478963459-84W2O5E5Q4OPMLTNFCQR/ncblackhammers-e1401029045599.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708478988055-975YYVKPKT307DD2JBJ5/richard-e1401028729646.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479001438-1SP78GLG3XVKZ7AWL0H9/susansolder1-e1401028209985.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479015338-WBPLAULGZSXZDXLSTZPG/teliquids-e1401027840915.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479034316-7RE5A4NZ8ANBMF745V2F/mds-tools-e1401029358149.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479051648-VUNHD0KKID27BVPKPZZ9/bossboyd-e1401029585106.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479069967-VAAXWZLYQZFIO8QQLMQ8/joekorth-e1401029461143.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708479088941-69N8FLVFTZ4DM9T3T46C/mdsrocks-e1401029202483.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part Two https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr-44stz monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/bb83f315-9dc0-4a8c-b6ac-35a504e3a492/hdriggsteaches.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part One - No more shaky tables! I developed a great workaround for anyone who intends to take classes in a convention center. Typically, those tables are not the easiest to work on because they are either too thick, have too thick a ledge, or are downright wobbly as a work surface. All you need to combat this is a hunk of 4" wide x 3/4" pine board and a 4" or 6" C-Clamp. First, securely clamp the pine board to the table, so it extends like a diving board. Then, clamp your bench pin and flex shaft to the pine board, instead of the table - works every time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/54215fca-8120-434e-8da0-411b237cc5e1/nancycrp.jpg BLOG - The Metalsmith chronicles: Part One - Student work from my Rotary Tools Class: Nancy Oliver's "De and Rekonstructd" Pendant. Check this out, an email from a great student who signed up for my class Rotary Tools: Advanced Techniques at Bead Fest Spring, in April. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx-4awxr monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/20f7d227-251e-4ef6-b789-50e50f09475c/img_1363.jpg BLOG - Speed shopping in the desert: Tucson 2014 - Tucson, how I love thee… Palm Trees and Blue skies: The show at Inn Suites is always a great visit for lapidary artisans and mineral collectors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708477614356-5GKY1OCZ9D3EM6HFHAHF/img_1370.jpg BLOG - Speed shopping in the desert: Tucson 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708477633983-AYGN0YWDDC7YNQD40IBU/img_1355.jpg BLOG - Speed shopping in the desert: Tucson 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708477615104-4JIS3WTQEETLARQUMCLL/img_1404.jpg BLOG - Speed shopping in the desert: Tucson 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708477634047-NTDYE5VO6DDZXXM79Z2W/img_1357.jpg BLOG - Speed shopping in the desert: Tucson 2014 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl-flbjx monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/c1e8432b-e6a3-454c-9bb1-cce72f115a18/flushset.jpg BLOG - The Teacher chronicles - Cutting a seat for a flush set stone You'll notice that a setting bur has virtually the same profile as a standard, round, faceted, brilliant cut stone. Never bur deeper than the upper limit of the setting bur. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-fftmj-jr2el-bmt8k-jkmk2-fmk6l-jpz2l monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/6a25f97e-6f5b-47f0-886e-be4b69f7e015/narrowcuff1.jpeg BLOG - Thanks for asking! - And yes, I would love to show you the answer. Narrow cuffs don't need to be tapered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/cf0c07d8-61ff-483b-a66f-caddd47a7473/widecuff1.jpg BLOG - Thanks for asking! - The wider the cuff, the more it needs to be tapered to match the wrist curvature Wider cuffs are more comfortable to wear when tapered. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7-mwarl monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs-wptl7 monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-fftmj-jr2el-bmt8k-jkmk2-fmk6l monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/d12c5302-3672-4889-aa4a-3d0310400d07/coast.jpg BLOG - Backstage Pass: Ploof, Cahoon and Warg video sessions - Whenever I travel for work, I make it a point to at least get out and get local for part of the trip… Here is a shot of the rocks near Two Lights, just southeast of Portland, ME. It was a misty morning, and I could barely see the lighthouses. I apologized profusely at the airport for all the sand my shoes dragged into the rental car... https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-fftmj-jr2el-bmt8k-jkmk2 monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/09565a97-6f01-4d33-a7cb-42ba2f07ee44/mike.jpg BLOG - On set: Michael Boyd’s DVD - Learning from the best of the best Here's Micheal Boyd cutting some Montana Agate at the Diamond Pacific Genie, my favorite piece of lapidary equipment. I have had mine for more than 10 years and it still runs as well as it did the day I bought it. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2-y72cs monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j-egbw2 monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-fftmj-jr2el-bmt8k monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/14ecfd3e-e50b-497f-879f-b8a809aad388/driggs-phone-pic.jpg BLOG - Restoring normalcy - It was freezing cold (literally) at the Tucson Shows this year, but the weather didn’t change the fun of going Some really sweet Hornitas Jasper slabs for sale at Tucson Electric Park. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-fftmj-jr2el monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1d1776dc-b2f5-4118-be83-d4a46b02a436/jimworking.jpg BLOG - Reaching goals - Making a book takes a lot of time and an entire cast of expert contributors This is Jim Lawson at work on some of the photos for the first few parts of my book. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl-zer3j monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh-b3mjl monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn-8c6bh monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm-n4jdn monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr-jabkm monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb-7f9mr monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-hj2xb monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-fftmj monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/1708387959687-40V91YJW4275XHQ0Y9ND/36-biding-mine-web.jpg BLOG - Designing jewelry around a theme - Time, time, ticking, time time, time…. I created this to explore the concept of time. I have been sorting through time, objects and connections for about one year in an effort to determine what is essential to my life. This necklace was created from old vintage watch and clock parts, hand-formed copper wire, about 35 different types of rivet and micro-hardware connections, and various bits of manufactured costume jewelry parts. Photo: Jim Lawson https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-tmemy-dhxmh-tzd34-3n3ej-wbthz monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-tmemy-dhxmh-tzd34-3n3ej monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-tmemy-dhxmh-tzd34 monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-tmemy-dhxmh monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-tmemy monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26-wh794 monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w-ewa26 monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl-paedy-bEcCs monthly 0.5 2024-02-25 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d-ab8nl monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/28384905-5fd7-4833-8eb6-65b314ee9431/torch-fire.jpg BLOG - Micro-torch fired enamels on copper? - Nothing is safe from my evil experiments! These are the preliminary tests for hard clear Thompson's enamel on 26g copper; some roll printed. I used Garnier liquid hairspray as a flux. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-dpc5w monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r-kjy4d monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/3e733763-565c-4964-951c-8ed9d4b91956/teaching.jpg BLOG - There’s always room for vise - Make it work! It’s a challenge to fly across the country, hope your tools and materials arrive when and where they are supposed to, survive jet lag, and be spot-on in a convention center situation far away from home. Adaptability is everything. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011-w2r2r monthly 0.5 2024-02-19 https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/back-from-eden-tucson-gem-shows-2011 monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/4bfad221-c395-404e-a6c3-7248e65efcd0/aavillage.jpg BLOG - Back from Eden: Tucson Gem Shows, 2011 - A feast for the senses The African Art Village is a never-ending source of inspiration and delight. I make it a point to visit whenever I am lucky enough to get to Tucson. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/disc-cutters-metal-circles-and-spirals-3erld monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/389c653a-ef3e-4a6b-8ed0-583a1596da6b/madre.jpg BLOG - How do you make jewelry? - Keep a sketchbook with you at all times Sketchbooks are a vital tool for every artist, even if they don’t make 2D art for public consumption. Drawing is my way of thinking through ideas and concepts, and sometimes what I draw has nothing to do with what I am making at my bench at that particular moment in time. Drawing is a way for me to organize my thoughts, ideas, obsessions, observations and brainstorms. and even if I never use a drawing to help me make jewelry, I do like to document those ideas in a sketchbook for future reference. Youu never know when something drawn in the past will help you in the present. https://www.materialsmithing.com/blog-1-1/disc-cutters-metal-circles-and-spirals monthly 0.5 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6382a928a72d772addef9182/2f0868c9-4e3e-4dc2-8d22-80e463d08130/disccutter.jpg BLOG - Disc cutters, metal circles and spirals - Don't waste your scrap! Use a disc cutter to prep a bunch of circles and keep them by your work top. 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