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July 29, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 314 (Giving Thanks; Part 2)

A yellow and white gold heart medallion pendant sparkles in this CAD rendering by Joana Miranda Continue reading →

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July 24, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 309 (Gold and Lapis Lazuli Earrings)

Gold post leaf and lapis lazuli drop earring design rendering in CAD by Joana Miranda Continue reading →

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July 22, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 307 (Trying to Stick with My Task List, Yet Honor My Creative Timetable)

Sometimes creative impulses need to take precedent over other scheduled work. Even so, getting back on track with a task list can help to keep you moving forward. Continue reading →

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July 18, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 303 (Stumbling Along on the Path to Greatness?)

A new CAD rendering of geometric diamond encrusted cocktails rings by Joana Miranda along with an inspiring quote from Benjamin Franklin Continue reading →

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July 17, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 302 (Continuing on a Quest for Excellence…One Day at a Time)

CAD rendering of bezel-set emerald cabochon chandelier earrings with pearl drops by Joana Miranda Continue reading →

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July 16, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 301 (Keeping the Focus Organic)

An organic Trellis Vine platinum and diamond pendant CAD rendering by Joana Miranda Continue reading →

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July 15, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 300 (Home Stretch to My 365-Day Goal!)

I’m branching out more and more with CAD – computer aided design. My goal is to get as facile with rendering organic shapes using CAD as I am with hand-rendering. Continue reading →

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June 11, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 266 (What Lies Ahead…)

Although I’m technically not “quitting my day job”, I’ll be officially on a one-year leave from my “day job” beginning on Sunday. Fear is a great motivator for buckling down to learn new skills and tackle new frontiers… Continue reading →

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April 20, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 214 (With some thoughts on juggling and other risk taking)

…and exhausted. I learned an important lesson some years ago when my brother-in-law taught me to juggle.  The hardest part of juggling, much harder than trying to catch the balls, was actually letting them go.  Until I stopped clutching the … Continue reading →

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April 11, 2010

A Design a Day – Day 205

Today’s design is one I did for one of my most faithful and supportive clients.    Glenda is a colleague and friend at the Milwaukee Symphony.  She was also one of the first people to commission me to make something for … Continue reading →

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