A ring containing a portrait of Dora Maar made for her by Pablo Picasso in the 1930s is expected to fetch half a million at Sotheby's this month. That's a lot more than it sold for at the 1998 estate sale in Paris following Maar's death. No one knew Picasso had made jewelry by hand but the news was overshadowed by those paintings.
Albert Paley has been known as a sculptor since 1974 when he won national acclaim for creating the forged gates...
Selling jewelry online requires compelling digital images, and lots of them. If you have the time and money, you can hire a professional product photographer to shoot your jewelry - or you can do it yourself. More and more jewelry artists are learning to do just that. A few are really good at it.
If you’re ever in Bali, check out Treasures Gallery in Ubud where you’ll find three primary designers – Carolyn Tyler,...
For jewelry designers like Todd Reed and Alex Sepkus who have a signature look, making wedding rings is a matter...
Passing on tricks of the trade for both design and craftsmanship is a crucial part of maintaining high standards for...
How do you know the jewelry you're buying was made without harming people or planet? Ask the right questions.
Thomas Mann made his reputation in the early ‘70s as a pioneer of the art jewelry movement. He grew up...
Sherris Cottier Shank has always been fascinated by moving water, particularly waterfalls and streams. She spent years studying and photographing...
When I was a kid, I went door to door selling jewelry my brother made. We were the new kids on the block. He was shy. I was curious. We both wanted some cash.
There is much we don't know about the history of women jewelers. But we know they were designing and making jewelry, even running businesses, back to the mid-19th century. Here are just a few women who paved the way.
1000 Markets is gone, sold to the Seattle-based site Bonanza, formerly known as Bonanzle. Sellers on 1KM – a site...
Since ancient times, the chain has enjoyed a coveted place in jewelry. It represents eternal love and all the other...
Both of my grandmothers were good with their hands, made and designed their own clothes, taught us all to love...
If you ask me, a couples’ wedding rings should be their first major collaboration, assuming they don’t already have one....









