Journal

Custom Work: Engagement Rings for Matthew and Orlando

Nearly finished rings, just before I added a brushed texture Custom work is a big part of what I do here at Talisman Fine Jewelry. And there are few things that are quite so special as making co...

BTS at the Talisman FW23 Lookbook Photoshoot: The Evans School

An open, and mostly vacant, stairway at the Evans School building in Denver. Currently home to artists and creatives, for now. Photographer Matt Nager and model Vanessa Luka getting a close-up e...

Trunk Show with Kinship Station Topanga

I’m thrilled to announce that Talisman Fine Jewelry will be doing a trunk show at Kinship Station in Topanga Canyon, California! It’s a gorgeous boutique full of carefully curated home decor, cl...

See Talisman at The Found Collective on Saturday

It’s that time of year again… the fall Found Collective market is happening in Boulder on Saturday, September 9th at the Dairy Arts Center. As per usual, I’m super excited not only to hang with s...

Sneak Peek at Fall/Winter 2023

July and August are the months in which I’m busy dreaming up new designs to be unveiled in the fall. What begins as a sketch, and then a wax carving, slowly morphs into solid gold. You’ll have to ...

Field Trip: Orisons

Marguerite Humeau’s wind flute, a part of the larger Orisons earthwork installation, with the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Great Sand Dunes as a backdrop. If you’ve ever spent time in the S...

Turning Your Old Gold Into New Treasure

Custom 18k gold ring, handmade using the client’s own melted gold. When three different clients approach you within a one month span, all asking if you can melt their old family jewelry down to m...

Field Trip: Cote d'Azur

A sculpture by Germaine Richier is surrounded by sailboats outside of the Picasso Museum in Antibes, France. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of traveling to one of the most enchanting place...

Parlez-vous Francais? A Playlist by Talisman Fine Jewelry

Parlez-vous Francais? I don’t, but I did make a playlist with some bangin French jams to listen to while I attempt to navigate the streets of Nice and Saint-Tropez. I figured I’d share the wealth...

Talisman at the Found Collective Boulder

Artwork by Beth Hoeckel Join me and a host of other noteworthy Colorado designers, artists, makers, florists, and vintage vendors for the Mother’s Day weekend installment of the Found Collective...