Diolun Blog
The Making of a Roman Silver Cup ~ The Getty Museum
From The Getty Museum: The making of a Roman silver cup: Ancient Roman silversmiths developed their craft to the highest levels of refinement and beauty. Applying fire and basic tools to the shaping of precious metals, many of their sophisticated techniques are still used today. This video illustrates the making of a stunning silver cup that has survived from the first century, A.D. This cup is on view at the Getty Villa from November 19, 2014 to August 17, 2015 in the exhibition "Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville"...
Summer Notes
Sand. Sky. Sun. Shade. Flowers. Thunder. Rings. Walks. Bicycles. Hats. Linen. Sandals. Pendants. Moon. Clouds. Rain. Bracelets. Shells. Drinks. Pebbles. Sunglasses. Books. Movies. Shawls. Conversations. Laughter. Birds. Rain. Music. Art. Design…. captured in an image.
My Flag
American Flag Fourth of July Pendants
My Flag, painted on wood, was purchased ca. 1995 in upstate New York at the Quaker Museum Shop. I added my sterling silver pendant designs and used it for years in advertising and catalogs. The wooden Flag is today in Maine... Happy 4th of July, USA!
Designs for Shawls ~ inspired by the Met!
Metropolitan Museum of Art Shawl designs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York had a design competition for its 150th Anniversary. The submission date was June 14th....
Cashmere Dreams…
Cashmere (or Pashm, pashmina in Persian/Urdu) is said to have been manufactured in Mongolia, Nepal and Kashmir for thousands of years from goat hair/wool…, labeled by the French in the 1800’s as “Laine de Perse…” and Cashmere by the British… In 2017 I began working on digital renditions (“mixed media”) of many of my designs and I am very happy with the result. Selected “design stories” arereproduced in, (what I hope will be), beautiful Cashmere and Cashmere and Silk shawls… The Bird (1996); the Flower (with silk cord) (1996); The Flower -5 petals, (1992); the Tiger (1997); the letter...