Jorgensen Studio Silversmith

Summer has always held a magic quality. It is so fleeting and goes by so quickly. Ever since we were children and counted the days until our freedom arrived and we could bask in the warmth of the sun, it held a certain quality of expectation. I have to say, for me, I'm not feeling it this summer. I know, I know, ... you say "but you live in the land of perpetual summer of course you don't feel the change". This is true somewhat. It is mostly always sunny and 80 where I live, but summer was always so much more than the weather. This year my second graduated from high school and is getting ready in a few short weeks to go off to school. My oldest while still maintaining a room here hardly ever inhabits it. My youngest is going into 7th grade (G*d, I am old! When did that happen?) and she is the only one left to count the days until summer with me. The house has become so much quieter. It happens when five become three. I have had to relearn how to cook. No more meals fo

I found this fabulous agate cabochon. It is mossy and green and just my favorite shade of sage green. I do love green. I made a more traditional cabochon ring with it. Something that sort of reminded me of traditional American Inidan silversmithing, which is what led me to metalsmithing in the first place. I didn't mean to keep it before I made it. I rarely make jewelry just to keep myself. This one though, has me torn. I don't know if it because it is just the newest piece, and I am always partial to the newest ones. I can't make up my mind, whether to keep it for myself or list it in the etsy shop. I did have it out on the table at my last show and it was almost sold. It got many oohs and ahhs but still came home with me at the end of the evening, as did many others, so I can't really call that destiny. Maybe I'll keep it for awhile and decide later..... Things are busy. It is the end of the school year. My middle child has graduated high school and is getting rea