Journal

New Year, New ART Resolutions

New Year, New ART Resolutions

  For 2020, I have a resolution that I have already set into motion to achieve: painting! As you are aware, I paint with gems to create jewelry mas...
Giving Back And Getting Creative!

Giving Back And Getting Creative!

This holiday season I was extremely honored to be invited to create a wreath for Children's Action Network's Winter Wonderful event. It is their ma...
Exploring Iceland

Exploring Iceland

Vacation is a chance for me to take a pause and recharge creatively, mentally, and physically. I find that I get fueled-up by exploring new places,...
Daria + Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

Daria + Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

The other week, I teamed up with the incredible executive director of the Museum of Contemporay Art Santa Barbara, Abaseh Mirvali. We discussed t...
MOCA San Ysidro Ranch Santa Barbara
On the Move: Daria's Presentation, The Value of Beauty

On the Move: Daria's Presentation, The Value of Beauty

I'm excited to announce I'm going on tour to present my talk on "The Value of Beauty;" a subject I love to probe.  The first stop of this year was...
Lecture travel
Daria as a Protagonist at Christie's

Daria as a Protagonist at Christie's

In December, I exhibited at Christie's in New York City as part of the The Protagonist exhibition and sale. Together with 13 other designers, we e...
Christie's New York City Sustainable Jewelry The Protagonists
Hotel Californian

Hotel Californian

Join me on June 29 and 30th, in gorgeous Santa Barbara! I'll be headed up the coast to Hotel Californian to present an exclusive Couture Jewelry tr...
Hotel californian Isla boutique Santa Barbara trunk show
On the Move: The World

On the Move: The World

This past May/June, I was kindly invited back onto The World – this time for a two week excursion that started in Corsica and ended in Corfu. I arr...
Cruising jewelry The World
Finding The Rare & Unusual, The Dumortierite Ring

Finding The Rare & Unusual, The Dumortierite Ring

I love it when I come across a gemstone that I haven't seen or heard of before, and this rare dumortierite fits the bill. Exceptional because the s...
art couture fine jewelry new product one of a kind
On the Move: San Miguel de Allende

On the Move: San Miguel de Allende

Just recently, I received an invitation to stay at Hacienda Buena Fe in San Miguel de Allende, the marvelous and magical vacation home of Michelle...
art interior design mexico Michelle Nussbaumer travel
A Stingless Jellyfish

A Stingless Jellyfish

After months of trying to design these shield-shaped rubellite tourmalines into the “perfect” art-deco earrings, I finally acknowledged what I had ...
Jellyfish one of a kind
Enter Shangri-La

Enter Shangri-La

The Shangri-La earrings are a new direction for me. Using an element of my negative-positive style, I've filled in the center with gorgeous vert sh...