Hannah Becker 8/18/21 Hannah Becker 8/18/21

Behind the Design: Pretzel Lover

I’ve been working on these 2 silver castings that were made from wax models I hand twisted. The pretzel on the left is a classic Philadelphia soft pretzel, and the pretzel on the right is the traditional twisted pretzel. When I shared this photo on Instagram, I wanted to give a little glimpse into why these pretzel forms are so fascinating to me.

Hannah Becker 2/14/21 Hannah Becker 2/14/21

Coloring Club: Lover’s Eye DIY

Hannah Becker 1/30/21 Hannah Becker 1/30/21

Coloring Club: January Garnet

Hannah Becker 1/27/21 Hannah Becker 1/27/21

The Famous New York Subway Garnet

The Subway Garnet is a dark reddish brown opaque 9 pound 10 ounce Almandine Garnet. Rough Garnet crystals can take on a number of forms, and the Subway Garnet is a combination of 3 forms. As a result, the Subway Garnet is overall round in form, but made up of a many 4 and 6 sided faces or as the New York Times describes it, “the gem resembles nothing so much as Fred Flintstone’s bowling ball.”

Hannah Becker 1/14/21 Hannah Becker 1/14/21

January Birthstone Breakdown - Garnet

January’s birthstone is the Garnet. Many people just think of a dark wine red gemstone when they hear Garnet, but there are over six species of the Garnet gemstone and each variety has its own characteristic and mesmerizing color from rich red, to royal purple, electric green to Fanta orange and many colors in between. Here’s the Birthstone Breakdown so you can get to know Garnet.