Thursday night, my former boss, a talented Texas girl–now residing in Mozambique–is bringing over a, no doubt, treasure trove of jewelry she’s discovered in her Southern Africa home. I’m planning to be in attendance for the collection preview, with all sorts of ulterior motives… The designer is Astrid Sulger, a Swiss-born artist who lives in [...]
It’s about 4pm on a Friday in July. At least four people have taken the day off. Music is piping through the studio speakers. I’m barefoot & the bracelet has come off, signaling a fixed effort toward the business at hand. At least, my grandest attempt, in spite of giving up on focus-power sometime around [...]
My Skype (a new and dangerous discovery) was buzzing this morning with a mixture of short bursts and long conversations from friends and colleagues abroad. As I sat talking about ideas, jotting notes, and sifting through old files, I bumped into some previous inspiration worth sharing. An exhibit from last October that I completely fell [...]
To a fault, I wait. I wait until I’ve thought everything through. Then, rethink. Maybe a few more times: what am I missing? What did we forget? Let’s get this one more thing perfect, before… All along, one friend in particular, is always nudging, “just show it already!” Assuring me and reminding me that it’s [...]
The Monday morning rush hit hard, in fact by 2pm, I was certain there was visible bruising. Yearning for just 2 minutes to rant to someone-anyone, for nothing other than the kind validation of a sympathetic ear, I converted instead an extended stay at the studio. Certain Tuesday would be much nicer if all Monday [...]
