Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:43:58 -0800WeeblyWed, 04 Aug 2010 08:31:08 -0800http://www.lynxgallery.com/2/post/2010/08/jewelry-and-chemicals.htmlMy partner started a chemical fire at my studio which got me thinking about the chemicals I use. The fire was so very weird - NO flame or smoke for about 8 hours, just a slow invisible burning - a chemical fire.  There were bush fires that day, so I assumed the smell was from the bush.  Where did it originate?  Amazingly from my pickling solution.  I never would have dreamt just how dangerous and toxic even this 'mild' solution I use daily, is.  Not something they teach you in jewelry courses. I have always poured my used pickling solution into a big dead pot plant outside and my partner put out his cigarette in the pot plant.  That simple.  So I thought I would begin writing  something about other jewelry processes  I use AND know about, in the event it might help someone out there not make the same mistake. Let's start with nitric acid.  Why?  because every time I use nitric, I still am both totally paranoid of it and totally fascinated by it.  So please check out my article Engraving with Nitric Acid.
]]>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:58:11 -0800http://www.lynxgallery.com/2/post/2010/08/beautiful-beach-pebbles.htmlI just go back from spending some time on different beaches in Greece.   What was so amazing about this trip, was I collected some shell fossils and beach pebbles with the most amazing colors - lime greens, purples, gorgeous blues.  I've been collecting rocks for years  but haven't seen such colors  in beach pebbles before.  So I'm making them into jewelry,  I think they will look great.  Still haven't managed to put on half my other modern collection, but at 38 degrees its been way too hot to work.
]]>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:56:56 -0800http://www.lynxgallery.com/2/post/2010/07/cleaning-tip-for-jewelry.htmlIf you need to use a silver paste or silver dip to clean jewelry at home, make sure you use a silver polishing cloth afterwards.  Otherwise it will again tarnish extremely quickly and often will look unbelievably worse than before....from experience
]]>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:05:50 -0800http://www.lynxgallery.com/2/post/2009/11/back-from-the-bazaar.htmlAfter a week of cold, rain and gale force winds in Istanbul, I am finally back, thrilled that I found some special pieces of jewelry.  I hopefully will add them to the site and would love your feedback. 
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