Beauty belongs inside and out.  I have been working outside the studio these past few weeks, planting and improving my gardens.  First, I added a new garden; not that I need another garden! After digging up the old construction grass and weeds in front of my studio, I installed a new barrier border and covered…

I have to reiterate that Liz is a phenomenal teacher.  I also have to say that I am a good student, and I am very proud of my exercises from lesson three, creating filigree. I intend to use this artistic process to create light and airy wings for my dragonfly, a monarch butterfly, and a rusty…

My “Prairie Dances” mentor, Liz Bucheit, is a goldsmith, jewelry and body adornment artist, and a teacher with over 30 years of experience creating Scandinavian metal art. AND, Liz is not afraid of fire.  Her first task was to teach me how to light and calibrate my new jeweler’s torch. Next, we discussed the flow…