LyricUpdates from Raucous Jewelry
February 13, 2025
Greetings from the studio. The focus of the week has been on necklaces. Pendants include fine silver (.999), sterling silver (.925) and/or 14k gf hanging on sterling silver chain with sterling clasps and crimps too… with lengths made to order. The kilns have been hot and fun has been had. Hope the same for you.
February 6, 2025
It’s been 20 years since Michelle and I sold our first home and hit the road in our new home, the silver bullet. Our Airstream adventures are favorite memories and offer me comfort when I need a bit of it. The mini-poodles in the scooter baskets (in the RV parks), the off-grid sights we witnessed together, and the joy that the 200 square feet inside the Airstream provided have been front and center in my mind recently. Hope each of you are surrounded with comfort and joy. Sending peace to you.
January 23, 2025
I had lots of time in the studio this last week with heavier thoughts than is my usual… Then remembering that Longfellow wrote that we have to choose to be the hammer or the anvil….meaning that we can help to shape the world or be molded by it. I know which I choose.
January 16, 2025
Greetings from the studio. I am back at it after some great travels (I had a 90° shift in temperature within a few days between the Florida coast and northern Minnesota). This lovely sauna helped with staying warm given the sub-zero joy. Hope this finds each of you safe and secure; warm and with some comforts around you. Reminder: The post-holiday bash continues! Sale #2 : January 16 - January 22. Shop and purchase from another Lyric artist in my community and receive a Raucous Jewelry gift! Better and stronger together at Lyric.
January 8, 2025
Happy New Year! I sure hope this finds you well and relaxed- and ready for all that is ahead in 2025. I have had a fun few weeks of travel and am back in the studio with many new designs and creations on a “to make” list. But first - a “post holiday bash” sale. If you order off my website/through Lyric before January 16, I will throw in a surprise free Raucous Jewelry gift! I do love a giveaway…
December 11, 2024
The tides are turning here in the studio as I only have two shows left in 2024! What a great year; I have been refreshed, energized, and inspired by many. I’ve also been planning for my 2025 schedule and am excited for what’s ahead. A few vacations are planned and the creating will continue - influenced by the people and places for sure. I’ll hit both coasts to see friends and get in some mid-west fun. Marco Island is first- then to the snowy north woods of Minnesota (can’t you hear these trees calling me!?). Peace to each of you.
December 4, 2024
It doesn’t seem right to start with anything but thank you. I am covered in silver dust as I work through the orders that came in this weekend. I have never had more orders in such a short time frame and I sure appreciate each one. Lyric for the win! I am also working on new pieces for 2025. Here is one creation that will hit the circuit with me and I love them! Truly one of a kind pair. Stay well. Stay strong. Stay true.
November 20, 2024
So many of you make great models for Raucous Jewelry and I thank you for stopping by at shows to let me view it on you. It really is fun for me. I saw a creation this last weekend from about 20 years ago; a style I had lost track of. Here is Jax (Sons of Anarchy) wearing my personal collection. Should I ever meet Charlie Hunnam in person, I will be sure to get a photo or two…
November 13, 2024
I made this necklace for the first time a few years ago. I wrote the word “peace” on the inside and hid it as I wound up the fine silver. I think it’s time to make more of these... Let’s all work together to get more peace out there in the world.
October 30, 2024
Although I’ve been making fine silver (starts as a clay product and ends up as .999 silver/pure silver/fine silver) for about 20 years, I needed it to be more flexible for new pieces this week. The flexible product I used in the past is no longer available… It took a few attempts to get the recipe correct, but olive oil was the key! It burns off in the kiln but gave me the time I needed to roll up & fold over the pieces. Hope each of you have had the joy of a success or two this week. And finally, I am sending strength to all for the week ahead.
October 23, 2024
Hope this finds each of you well. Thank you for your continued support, notes, encouragement, and kind words. I will spend the week with my two brothers and their wives. I grew up with my sister-in-laws and have know them since childhood. The 5 of us have been connected for over 50 years and that comfort of longevity and familiarity is speaking to me today. Stay well. Stay strong. Stay connected. We are better together.
October 9, 2024
I have been raucous in the studio this week and have been busy at the soldering station. Newly soldered pieces will be coming out soon. I hope to show them in the next newsletter. Hope this finds you all well and enjoying October.
October 1, 2024
Making pure silver/fine silver/.999 is a process! Once it is formed, dried, filed, through the kiln, and polished up this is what a pile looks like! Then I add patina, more texture, and finish it up.