Gail's Tales...and Jewelry Design

All polished up.  I'm loving some of the new textures.  It took me a long time to create them. A number of times I put them down and...

I had a chance to finish a few things this week.  They came out of the kiln last night.  Still getting amazing colors.  What appears to be t...

I finally have some pics of my new texture sheets at work.  I have fired a few loads of work and still have a few more.  Funny how the first...

The Cleveland Museum of Art is always a good idea.  Lou and I went this morning to see the "Fragments of the Invisible" exhibit.  ...

Funny last Saturday... I felt terrible with a cold but I needed something to do so I worked in the studio.  Played with some bronze.  I had ...

Cristina Leonard and I are happy to be teaching classes together again at the 2014 Bead & Button Show! We will be offering 6 metalsmithi...

Spring is never the time I clean the studio.  January is usually the time this works best.  There are no shows and all the holiday obligatio...

I've had a raging cold the last couple days and no desire to do anything physical....so a little contemplation is perfect right now.  I ...

I seem to always get sick.  I had 10 days off and luckily it was just in the last two days that I got the crud...headache, sinus pressure, s...

I've loved having time off.  Visited with family, did some shopping, and got some work done in the studio....well...dining room actually...

This weekend was spent getting ready for Christmas.  I went to the Last Minute Market on Saturday with Deb and Brenda.  We spent time talkin...

To be honest...I haven't worked in the studio since before June.  I've been away from it for 6 months.  No idea why.  At first it wa...