Sapphire Jewelry Folklore July 11, 2018Keith Terwilliger Sapphire Jewelry Folklore is a blog giving you brief highlights of this enchanting and deeply historical gemstone. For centuries it has captured the human heart and pleased the soul. It’s...
What is a Master, and Does it Matter? July 11, 2018Keith Terwilliger In the Middle Ages, unless you were born into nobility, you would have wanted to master a trade. However, it wasn’t as easy to acquire a skilled trade as it...
More Thoughts on Master Jewelry Artisans July 11, 2018Keith Terwilliger1 comment It started at Renaissance Festivals. Pewter figurines were our stock in trade in the eighties, and slowly Angelo Roncari began adding necklaces, then earrings. As interest grew in the smaller...