The Feeling of a Well-Made Earring
When you grow up with a painter for a father, you learn things about balance and perspective without realizing you're learning them. Turns out everything he talked about at the easel applies just as much to making jewelry as it does to painting. This is what actually makes an earring good to wear and why balance matters more than symmetry every single time.
The Gloves Are Coming Off
A personal realization about staying too quiet in business, and the real commitments I'm making to be more direct, bold, and visible in what I share and sell.
The Earrings I Made for Me
Every maker remembers their first market. The preparation that feels both thorough and wildly insufficient. The night before when excitement and nerves become indistinguishable. I knew I needed to make myself a pair of earrings for the occasion — not just any pair, but one that showed what was possible. This is the story of those earrings, that day, and what happened right after.