Entries by Jaime Merz

Welcome back… We’ve changed

Kendra Renee Jewelry Design is nearly five years old.  In all that time, we’ve come so far. I started out as soon as I moved to San Francisco in the fall of 2009.  I had just finished college and I began the process of trying to figure out what I was doing as an artist- what […]

The Infinity Necklace in Action!

This is Darlene.  Darlene has a boyfriend named Brian.  Lucky Darlene got the Infinity Necklace from Brian as a gift for her birthday (how nice of him!) Darlene emailed me this week to show me 1. That the necklace looks stunning on her and that she’s bringing fabulous style to the city of Chicago, and […]

Spring Collection is here!

All winter I’ve been glued to my sketchbook and my workbench dreaming up a new collection of work for spring, and it’s finally ready to unveil! I’m beginning to branch out into gold, and I have three new designs in Vermeil and one in gold fill.  I also have three new designs using rough cut […]

RooTs Collaborative

I am thrilled to announce that my designs are being shown in a beautiful new location: RooTs Collaborative in downtown Mill Valley. RooTs is one of those wonderful places that are a godsend for us struggling, independent artists and craftspeople.  The gallery was founded by John and Catherine Vignale a little over a year ago […]

Continuing Education

One of my goals for 2011 is to learn new techniques and take my technical metalsmithing skills to the next level.  To that end, I did a lot of research as to the best classes in the area for me to take, and as it turns out, they’re at Scintillant Studio– the space I am […]