Editor of JCK Magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
From the Editor: November–December 2018
Here's a prediction.
By the time you read this, I will have just started my maternity leave. That’s right—I’m writing this letter in...
2018 WJA Jewelry Night Out: Only in New York
Members of the NY Metro chapter of the Women’s Jewelry Association mixed and mingled at the sixth annual JNO on Sept. 13
(Top) Jewelers of...
Your Golden Ticket to VicenzaOro’s 2019 January Show
Unlike some European trade fairs, Italy’s VicenzaOro is thriving. Here’s why.
While many trade fairs are seeing declines in exhibitors and...
From the Editor: 2018 Colored Stone Special Section
Color me excited.
It’s no secret that gemstones are my favorite jewelry category and have been since 2001, when I attended my first Tucson gem...
I’ve Got Some Big Personal News to Share
If you’re reading this, that must mean one of two things: I’ve either gone into labor or already given birth to a baby boy!
My partner, Jim,...
New Met Exhibition Will Force You to Think Deeply About Jewelry
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ambitious new exhibition, "Jewelry: The Body Transformed," opens today. If you’re looking for insights into...
American Watchmaking’s Red-Hot Season
When I first wrote about hints of a renaissance in American watchmaking, in a March 2012 article for the New York Times, Shinola wasn’t a...
Overheard at the 2018 GIA Symposium
If you couldn’t make it to the 2018 GIA International Gemological Symposium, held in Carlsbad, Calif., Oct. 7–9, never fear. I sat through as...
3 Predictions for the Jewelry Business in 2019 and Beyond
At the conclusion of last week’s 2018 GIA Symposium, I looked at my laptop and realized I’d taken 23 pages of single-spaced notes starting the...
The Buzz on Jewelry’s West (Best?) Coast
It’s that time of year again. The nexus of the jewelry industry shifts from New York City to the West (dare I say best?!) Coast for one week every...