Ellen HuntJun 17, 20212 minJewelry and Ethics?My parents owned a wholesale costume jewelry manufacturing business called Thunderbird Gems. When I was a teen I worked in the factory...
Ellen HuntApr 20, 20211 minBlue Genie Art Bazaar May Markethttps://bluegenieartbazaar.com/ You are invited to shop at the covid conscious Blue Genie Art Bazaar May Market. I am so pleased to be a...
Ellen HuntFeb 22, 20212 minCatch 'em while you can!Metals, metals, metals, gems. While these things are beautiful to look at and own, they are also used as market commodities whose prices...
Ellen HuntJun 5, 20202 minChanukah in June The world is on fire. As my daughter said, the plagues are upon us: Australia burned; we have the covid-19 plague; the 17 year locusts...
Ellen HuntDec 16, 20191 minRhinestones and Pearls and memoriesA few weeks ago my sweet father-in-law moved into memory care. In the process of going through the few things he still had my husband...
Ellen HuntOct 27, 20192 minHeaven ShapeSometimes, the inspiration for a shape comes from the bottom of a bucket. Literally. I’ve been doing a bit of work on discovering the...
Ellen HuntAug 29, 20193 minJewelry, Meaning and MemoryIn the past few weeks I’ve been to a wedding and a funeral, watching someone I’ve know since he was a boy join his life with his beloved....
Ellen HuntApr 28, 20192 minBarbed Wire (almost) NecklaceThe inspiration for pieces of jewelry sometimes comes to me from my day job as an architect. Last month I met my work partner, Everett...
Ellen HuntDec 18, 20182 minYear ends, another one startsWhat a year this has been! I decided at the end of 2017 not to travel for jewelry shows, after having an expensive and downright awful...
Ellen HuntAug 9, 20181 minBetween the River and the WallSometimes the image on paper is as striking as the reality on the ground. In this case, it's the shape of the Rio Grande/Bravo and the...
Ellen HuntJun 13, 20182 minJewelry and PoliticsSome will argue that every act is political, and the purchase of jewelry certainly is. There are endless articles about the true value...
Ellen HuntJan 19, 20182 minArchitecture and JewelryThere are a lot of architect jewelers, and jewelers who like architectural themes. Zaha Hadid was my favorite architect jeweler, but the...
Ellen HuntDec 26, 20173 minYad=HandThe story of the yad is a simple one. My synagogue commissioned a new Torah, and I volunteered to make a yad, or pointer, for the new...
Ellen HuntOct 31, 20172 minPatience, pleaseThis past weekend I was in DC for a fine craft show, and without going into too many details, I found myself willingly slowing down,...
Ellen HuntJul 18, 20172 minMad in AmericaIt is Made in America week, promoted by the White House. But did you realize that it is almost impossible for fine jewelers to comply...
Ellen HuntMay 25, 20172 minRain, rain, rainWhen you live in a drought prone area, rain is a blessing. When you have a tent outside for an art fair and it's raining, well, you wish...
Ellen HuntFeb 7, 20172 minRivers and Walls and What's in BetweenI have worked as an architect for more than 25 years, and my work partner is a landscape architect (and a regular architect too), so I've...
Ellen HuntDec 5, 20162 minJewelry and TravelJewelry and Travel I've been home for the past two weeks or so and it feels great. For the first time I went to retail fine craft shows...
Ellen HuntOct 18, 20162 minAnd we're off...And we're off... To DC that is, for the American Fine Craft Show from October 21-23, at the DC Armory. I've been working all summer,...
Ellen HuntSep 20, 20162 minMore Casting AboutMore Casting About Since I rented a jewelry studio this summer, I've spent a few days every week casting jewelry, getting ready for two...