Both my partner and I come from an old school approach to making jewelry models. He was very traditionally trained in Russia as an Master Engraver. I come from a graphics background which is driven by computer based software tools. We do not design slick engineered pieces typically sold to the retail jewelry market. For [...]

The most popular compound for making clay art jewelry today is polymer clay. This versatile, durable modeling compound is not actually a clay at all, but is made of plastic materials. It doesn’t dry out, remaining pliable until you cure it in your home oven, creating a permanent, durable piece. The durability of polymer clay, [...]

With the arrival of hip hop jewelry and style from the early nineties onwards jewelers have been in a mad scramble to serve this market. This type of custom made jewelry in precious metals and stones is at the top of the wholesale jewelry food chain because in reality they are not wholesale at all. [...]