About 20 years ago our friend, Scott Jensen, called us up and said, “Hey, come on, there’s a NW Mountain-man Rendezvous out at Jarman’s Prairie!” So we all drove out there, winding thru the hills […] read more
Chevron Trade Beads
Kate’s Hawk Spirit by Walker Goldsmiths
“It is one of the joys of creating jewelry, which is always an emotional thing, to make something that commemorates events or experiences in someone else’s life. I have never met Kate, but I feel […] read more
Wild and Colorful Beaded and Appliquéd Jean Jacket
My dear friend and very talented artist, Melonie Anchetta, created this wild and colorfully beaded and appliquéd jean jacket. She came by for a visit one day and showed me a scarf she was working […] read more
Exploring Traditions through a Jewelry Making Experience
I’m not Jewish, that I know of, although my Northern European ancestors were hustled about as if they were and my girlfriend, the professional genealogist, says it is a possibility but I doubt it. I’ve […] read more
China Travels & Chinese Traditional Food
Since my arrival here in Changchun I have been able to try some unusual traditional foods. My second day here I was taken to Mount Changbai near the North Korean border. Changbai Mountain is an […] read more
