Thursday, August 25, 2011
The silver versions of my Memento Mori skull designs have arrived! I gave you a glimpse of the ring earlier this month, but now I have the earrings and necklace as well. Like nearly all of my jewelry, these pieces are produced in very limited quantity here in New York. I made two of each [...]
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Right before Snakes on a Plane came out five years ago, a friend and I were so swayed by the pre-opening online hype that we bet MrB that the movie would be a mega-blockbuster. Well, it turned out that the hype was just hype. According to IMDB, the movie’s domestic gross barely topped the production [...]
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Two pairs of my earrings — the Mignonette and the Double Sun — have been featured in the regional fall/winter issues of Brides magazine. Thanks, Brides peeps!
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Because of the soaring prices of gold and silver, many jewelers are using less metal in their work. That means a knuckleduster-size ring feels surprisingly light considering how big it looks. My jewelry has always been about heft, because I like the feel — not just the appearance — of luxury. I have pieces that [...]
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
I’m doing some extra-special work on my promised post about gold. In the meantime, you should check out the work of gorgeous blogger/photographer Alice Olive. I’m flattered that she’s a fan of my jewelry, and I’ve used her photos on my website. Today, she posted a lovely self-portrait in which she’s wearing my silver Cleopatra [...]
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Get ready to run to the nearest newsstand to snatch up W Magazine‘s July issue with Beyonce on the cover. Superstar stylist George Cortina, who did the rock-icon-inspired “Hit Parade” story, dressed model Joan Smalls as Prince in a Balmain jacket and … my Matilda sword earrings. Woot! Thanks, George! Here’s my own photo of [...]
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Monday, June 6, 2011
In 2007, I proved that Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of Henry VIII, was a damn genius. Geniuses are very inspiring, so I created an 18K gold and onyx necklace in Anne’s honor. The necklace features a swan because Anne was born in Schwanenburg (Swan Castle). I was so taken with my Cleves swan [...]
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Meet Hathor! Hathor was an important — and multitasking — ancient Egyptian goddess. She was the goddess of beauty, joy, romance, dance and incense. She was also the Sovereign of Stars who welcomed the dead into the afterlife. In her spare time, she was the Mistress of Turquoise and the patron saint of miners. She [...]
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Friday, June 4, 2010
I love that gorgeous bloggers around the world are taking pictures of Samantha (Kim Cattrall) wearing my Cleopatra earrings on screen during Sex and the City 2! That said, I discourage you from doing this without permission because people are very uptight about movie piracy. If someone thinks you’re recording the whole movie, your ass [...]
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
In case you’re new to this blog and haven’t read the TEN MILLION posts I’ve done on this topic … guess what?! My Cleopatra earrings are worn by Samantha (Kim Cattrall) in Sex and the City 2! I wanted to see the movie on opening night. At first, I thought MrB and I would have [...]
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