Until April 1 (really!) you can catch Katie Pitt of Kathryn Rebecca at the Spring One of a Kind show. She is being featured as one of the show's 'Rising Stars', which of course wouldn't surprise anyone who knows her beautiful jewellery. Come and peer into her showcases--it's like gazing into a springtime meadow alight with delicate flowers and colour.

A beautiful Bride!

Not long ago a friend of mine, the talented artist Rachael Speirs, got married!  I was very privileged to have Rachael wear my poppy studs with a drop for the special occasion.  All the photo's, by Laura Jane Photography are SO stunning I had trouble deciding which ones to share but I've narrowed it down to these lovely few!  Congratulations Rachael and Scott. *Kathryn Rebecca

Leaving

I am sad to say that after two-and-a-half years, this is my last blog for Jewel Envy.

When I first arrived here, I didn’t know anything about jewellery supply places or about the Canadian style of making jewellery, but I found it really nice working at Jewel Envy and being able to work with so many different, wonderful kinds of jewellers. At Jewel Envy, I become a real jeweller. I feel sad about leaving, but at the same time, I am really happy about my future because I know what I want to do.

Thank you so much, Jewel Envy. I am going to miss you all.

Bye.

Young

A New Couple

Congratulation to Nicole and Robert that they are getting marry soon! They spent two Sundays and made wedding bands for each others. Without any jewellery making experience, they did such fantastic job on carving and finishing.

Enamel students

More pictures of student work coming your way!
This is my first time teaching the 8 week Enamel class and I am excited about all the samples and finished pieces my students have been creating.  I am looking forward to seeing what they are going to be making for their final project, which they will be starting soon and completing in a couple of weeks.  I'll be sure to post the finished creations!

- Alexis

Stencil samples by Cheryl Koller

Cloisonne project by Cheryl Koller

Stencil samples and cloisonne by Colleen Wheeler

Stencil samples by Lisa Soch

by Kate Psaltis

Cloisonne by Kate Psaltis

 

Superstitions

I have spent the last couple months mulling over the idea of superstitions and how to represent them in jewellery for Zilberschmucks annual jewellery competition and exhibition. When I really started to think about them I realized just how integrated they are in our daily lives and although we may rationally know they are not true we often take precautionary steps just in case our small actions can effect our future.

I thought about the superstitions I subscribe to and if could protect myself what would be the one I wish my actions could actually affect. This lead me to think about the heart and how to protect it from failure of both the literal and figurative kind. From here it seemed natural to design a piece of armor to protect the heart. Stay tuned for an image of my interpretation of heart protection.

Deja Vu

About 4 years ago, I was a student in my second year at George Brown College. I needed broken pieces of jewellery to fix in my repair class I was taking. My mother handed over a bag full of jewellery, mostly pearls to restring, some things that actually just couldn't be fixed, and a 10ky gold ring with a broken shank at the bottom and a missing stone (an amethyst she tells me). It was much too big for her as a child when she got it. She told me she used to pinch the bottom of the ring to make it fit. At .5mm thick, it's no surprise it cracked! In a timid attempt, I filed the broken edges flat and poorly soldered it back together. I was so unimpressed I just never gave it back to her.
During that epic room clean I did a couple months back, I actually found the bag of broken jewellery, ring and all! I thought to myself, wouldn't this be a lovely birthday present to surprise mom with? I knew that I would have to cut it open and redo the soldering job so I figured I should make it an adult size at the same time. I also found a tiny little amethyst to bring it all back together. This time, I was still terrified of ruining it but I took my time and ended up pretty happy with the results.
Plus my mom was happy and totally surprised!

-L