The Atelier Journal
A working journal from the bench at Pineda & Co. — notes from the apprenticeship, lessons drawn from the metal, studio updates, and the occasional field note from behind the lens. An honest record of the craft in progress, kept in the old tradition of the goldsmith’s bench journal.
Stage 2: The Gyroscope Ring
A week split between two rings: the gyroscope ring, with its careful soldering and exacting alignment, and a second Impatient Ring, already showing what repetition can do for confidence, control,...
Stage 2: The Gyroscope Ring
A week split between two rings: the gyroscope ring, with its careful soldering and exacting alignment, and a second Impatient Ring, already showing what repetition can do for confidence, control,...
Stage 2 Riveting: The Impatient Ring
This week I finished the riveted ring that became The Impatient Ring — a kinetic sterling silver piece with nested domes that move, catch the light, and answer back with...
Stage 2 Riveting: The Impatient Ring
This week I finished the riveted ring that became The Impatient Ring — a kinetic sterling silver piece with nested domes that move, catch the light, and answer back with...
Stage 2 Riveting Projects: When the Practice Ma...
This week’s Stage 2 riveting project ended in technical success but not full creative satisfaction—a useful reminder that practice, repetition, and discipline at the bench matter just as much as...
Stage 2 Riveting Projects: When the Practice Ma...
This week’s Stage 2 riveting project ended in technical success but not full creative satisfaction—a useful reminder that practice, repetition, and discipline at the bench matter just as much as...
Stage 2: Chain Linkages — When Plans A, B, and ...
After weeks of slow buildup, two Stage 2 Chain Linkages pieces finally crossed the line—but not before one tiny tube rivet turned the tube-link bracelet into a full-blown problem-solving exercise....
Stage 2: Chain Linkages — When Plans A, B, and ...
After weeks of slow buildup, two Stage 2 Chain Linkages pieces finally crossed the line—but not before one tiny tube rivet turned the tube-link bracelet into a full-blown problem-solving exercise....
Stage 2: Chain Linkages — What It Takes to Make...
A week spent deep in the bicycle chain ring: remaking links, refining the process, and watching a pile of tiny parts finally begin to move as one. A lesson in...
Stage 2: Chain Linkages — What It Takes to Make...
A week spent deep in the bicycle chain ring: remaking links, refining the process, and watching a pile of tiny parts finally begin to move as one. A lesson in...
Stage 2: Chain Linkages — Seven Good Links Out ...
This week the bicycle chain ring reminded me just how unforgiving precision work can be. Twenty-four tiny links sat lined up on the bench, each one needing to match the...
Stage 2: Chain Linkages — Seven Good Links Out ...
This week the bicycle chain ring reminded me just how unforgiving precision work can be. Twenty-four tiny links sat lined up on the bench, each one needing to match the...