Journal

For Your Ears: Edging Summer

For the season that’s not really still spring, but technically not yet summer… I present you with a playlist that’s… Edging Summer. It’s a joyful, playful sonic journey that’ll bring you up and ge...

Talisman In the Wild: June 2026

It’s our seasonal roundup of Talisman in the Wild… aka our version of, “The Stars, they’re just like us.” That’s right: real customers in real life wearing their real Talisman Fine Jewelry wares… ...

Field Trip: Big Sur

It’s been a long time coming - after years of doing energy work and channeling spirit - for me to finally train as a Reiki practitioner in an official capacity. The purpose here being to use ...

SS26 Launch with Inheritance

Join us for a first glimpse at the Talisman Fine Jewelry SS26 collection, with Inheritance shop and our friends from Shop Correa. It’s all part of a big block party happening at Blake and 33...

For Your Ears: The Year of the Fire Horse Playlist

The Year of the Fire Horse is already off to a running start. In the spirit of this wild year, I put together a little playlist to help you ride through it… Special thank you to my partner Dex for...

BTS Photographing The California Scenario SS26

For this season’s campaign, a jaunt to warmer climes called… After scouting a few location options in the Southern California area, my friend Tamara turned me onto a little-known installation ...

Field Trip: Phoenix

My annual holiday sojourn to the Sonoran Desert always brings a bounty of inspiration. It’s a place that’s near and dear to my heart. From architectural sites like Cosanti by “arcologist”/archite...

Recent Custom Work: Winter 2025-2026

Custom work has become an important part of Talisman Fine Jewelry - i.e. creating one-of-a-kind pieces with clients who have a vision to bring something to life. Many times I'm even able to reuse ...

Talisman in the Wild: February 2026

It’s time for our version of “The Stars: They’re Just Like Us”… it’s our seasonal roundup of real people wearing real Talisman Fine Jewelry in the wild, doing real things… Anya Strauss...

For Your Ears: Deep Winter DJ Set Playlist

Dunno about you, but deep winter puts me in an introspective mood… For your pleasure, I put together a little playlist of tracks that seem to fit the bill for being deep in the feels. From new wav...