Last spring we were nominated for "Minnesota's Best" business in three categories: Jewelry Store, Place to Buy a Gift, and Speciality Store. During this same season we were wrapping a whirlwind local media tour on Kare11, Fox9, Twin Cities Live and Minnesota Live.Around this same time I began to feel excruciating pain in my body. I'd hit an impasse, a fork in the road. My work was rising, my…
The Stacy Lockets "For me and my sisters. My sisters and I lost our parents to cancer in 2020. Mom was diagnosed in February and passed in July. Dad's cancer was in remission for 5 years before coming back in April and he passed in May. I have lived most of my adult life in another state but of all things, Covid let me be with my parents at the end as my formally non remote job went remote. 2…
The Gold Edith Locket "For my girlfriend, Hannah. Our first photo celebrates us and our relationship. We have lived apart for 3+ years due to our jobs and educational pursuits. It is a photo framed on her wall and makes us both smile. The second photo celebrates her success as a student and a professional. I hope for this locket to not only illustrate our strength, but how proud of her I am a…
Lockets date back to the 15th century, and it's wild to think about the technical work in a dark room that would have to go into getting a photograph small enough to fit exactly inside a locket. I often wonder about those first locket makers - the photographers, the developers, the jewelers - was the first rendition a happy accident? An unintentional shift that changed how people can carry fo…
