Designers and their Websites

Here is a list of a few designers and their websites that I found. I think they are really thoughtful and inviting websites that promote both the artist and their work. I will post pictures of their websites shortly.



Eliana R. Arenas - This jewelry artist has a black background and white lettering for her font. The pictures are in color and display a range of her one of a kind pieces, as well as her production line. Her biography is simply her resume. Her artist statement is short and I really like the picture she chose to introduce us to her home page.



Jan Harrell - I liked how there were a variety of images and how almost everything you might want to know about her was available in the top bar above her photo.



Lisa Vershbow - This artist uses a simple bio as her intro web page with an interesting piece of jewelry that invites the viewer to explore her website further.

Georg Jensen - This is a web page for a large jewelry store. I really like how there are high quality, and interesting rings on the intro page to his website. I also like the black background because it makes the jewelry really pop off of the page.

Biba Schutz - She has an interesting intro to her website; her handwritten signature introduces the viewer to her website. She also informs the viewer which shows she is participating in with links that create another pop up window. Disappointingly, there is not a gallery of her work on her website.

I had a great Christmas!

Yes, I had a wonderful Christmas, and even though it is almost Valentine's Day, I just wanted to post a pictures of my beautiful jeweler's bench. It has a familiar Ugly Duckling story arc to it. I found it on Craig's list, and drove about 2 hours north to get it. I bought it (no haggling) for $30 dollars, and it is really too bad I didn't take a "before" picture because the entire thing was rusty and warped from being left in a barn or outside in the rain.

I started to repair the wooden desk by prying the wooden slats apart and planing the hard wood, but school started and I didn't have the time or access to the tools. Lo and behold, my dad and my brother in law Brian stepped in and finished the project for me. And it was my big Christmas surprise.

I have no idea how old the piece is, but it is definitely missing the catch tray that came with it. It was made by William Dixon, Inc. in Newark, NJ. I did a little research online, and I think the company was bought out by Grobet U.S.A. in 1964. To make the gift even sweeter we went to Harbor Freight and bought a light with a built in magnifier to go with it for another 30 dollars. A little money and a lot of elbow grease looks pretty good.