Tag Archives: fine jewelry
Some of My Favorite Things – Giving Thanks Edition
Sometimes levity is the best remedy. Here are some funny job ads I’ve come across in my two years of job searching. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Brooch, design inspiration, diamonds, fine jewelry, Watercolor and Gouache Renderings
A Design a Day – (Day 365! Celebrating One Year of Posting a Design a Day)
This post wraps up 365 days of design – mainly jewelry – by award-winning jewelry designer Joana Miranda Continue reading →
Filed under Design A Day, Influences, motivation, New work
Tagged as Brooch, design inspiration, diamonds, fine jewelry, New work, staying inspired, Watercolor and Gouache Renderings, wisdom
A Design a Day – Day 364 (The Penultimate Design…Infinity-Inspired Because the Ideas Are Still Coming)
I’m celebrating the penultimate day of my year-long blog project of posting a design a day. Today’s design is based on the infinity symbol since I feel that my designing will continue ’til infinity. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Brooch, design inspiration, diamonds, fine jewelry, gold, staying inspired, vellum, Watercolor and Gouache Renderings, wisdom
A Design a Day – Day 360 (Coming Full Circle – A Modern Brooch Inspired by a Modern Music Concert)
Music can provide just as much inspiration for jewelry design as can beautiful architecture and nature. Case in point – a modern diamond and pearl brooch inspired by an evening of contemporary music at the Manhattan School of Music. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Brooch, design inspiration, fine jewelry, New work, pencil drawings, staying inspired
A Design a Day – Day 359 (The 9:53 Earring Sketch)
Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unexpected places. Case in point, playing around with numbers on my sketch pad led me to create this elegant earring design tonight. Continue reading →
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Tagged as design inspiration, earrings, fine jewelry, New work, pencil drawings, staying inspired
A Design a Day – Day 358 (Taking Inspiration From Nature: Gold and Diamond Link Bracelet)
When looking for jewelry design inspiration, it helps to look at patterns and motifs in nature and the world around us. Here is an example of a bracelet that was inspired by the knots and grain lines in a wooden wall. Continue reading →
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Tagged as bracelet, design inspiration, diamonds, fine jewelry, gold, New work, staying inspired, vellum
A Design a Day – Day 356 (Out and About in NY City – Finding a Seed of Inspiration)
I was inspired to create this gold and diamond geometric chain, ball and tassel pendant rendering by a seed pod I found in NY’s Riverside Park Continue reading →
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Tagged as design inspiration, diamonds, fine jewelry, New work, pendants, staying inspired, vellum
A Design a Day – Day 354 (New Adventures: NY City, Day 1/2)
Sometimes a change of pace (even one that makes life a lot more challenging) is a welcome one. Continue reading →
Filed under Design A Day, New work
Tagged as chandelier earrings, fine jewelry, New work, pencil drawings, staying inspired, wisdom
A Design a Day – Day 353 (Elegant Outlines: Leaf-Inspired Earring)
A simple pencil sketch of a leaf-inspired earring by Joana Miranda is paired with an inspirational quote on change. Continue reading →
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Tagged as design inspiration, earrings, fine jewelry, pencil drawings, wisdom
A Design a Day – Day 352 (Twists and Turns Along the Way – Gold Twirl Earring)
Pen and ink gold twist earring rendering by Joana Miranda is paired with a wise quote on progress. Continue reading →
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Tagged as earrings, fine jewelry, gold, pen and ink drawings, staying inspired, wisdom
