This is my latest piece for school. The project was "The Locket" and conceptually was supposed to be about "Secret". I chose to expresss my semi-secret love of fine and strange materials as well as a few other more secret things ( Read more... )

I've been watching the prices of gold and silver for years. Partially out of curiousity, partially out of necessity. When gold passed $400 last year I was dismayed, now that I am getting ready to make my wedding band, it is approaching $500 an ounce. Silver is approaching $10.00 an ounce. It doesn't look like prices are going to go down any time ( Read more... )