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Vaka Design
http://www.vakadesign.wordpress.com
I'm a goldsmith, and this is my studio diary. Sometimes I write about my current studio work, sometimes about daily life.
Recent Posts
What were you thinking!?
Oh my gosh, did you forget to enter the Monsterbling Contest? You did, didn’t you? Because you’re drunk again, right? That’s what I thought. OK, you need to stop that and we can talk about that some other time, but in the...
Wedding ring set
While the Enforcer Of Rest did require me to nap today, I was allowed to work for a few hours. I finished these up. A wedding set, combined for a width of 8.5 mm. The diamond ring is a variation of my Champagne Kiss Ring, with a modified bezel...
A menacing beast
*I’ve put up this post and taken it back down several times in the past day. During the short time it was up it seems to have struck a chord, and so it’s back and it stays. Thank you so much to those who so kindly emailed. Like ...
Some crack with your wine?
Karen and I combined our WonderTwin powers, and together we made dinner for our families on Saturday night. We made meatball subs; I made a quick homemade sauce, Karen threw together some turkey meatballs. We uncorked a bottle of wine while we cook...
Hope and peace
Having a bit of a rough spot the last few weeks, and someone reminded me of this piece by Max Ehrmann. It’s always worth reading these lovely words. Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in sile...
Monster time!
Monsterbling time! Yes, yes, I know. I haven’t posted pics of the pendant, and I will. Cripes. Nagging naggers. For those of you riddled with self-doubt, let me go all Art Mommy on you for a moment. Ready? Close your eyes and picture ...

