Wildcat Jazz Band

Rob Wright rocking 'n' rolling at the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival

Helen Daley Composed of six world-class musicians, the Wildcat Jazz Band has been performing together for 16 years. While best known for their jazz and Dixieland numbers, they can play anything, as evidenced by their Rock ‘n’ Roll set at the recent Arizona Classic Jazz Festival. Band leader Rob Wright started playing banjo at age 10,…

So … What Are Woven Wire Bracelets?

Bracelets by Henry Huss: The bottom is an 18-strand, 18-gauge, sterling silver wire weave. The top bracelet is a weave using 22-gauge sterling silver wire with gold wrap and an onyx stone.

Linda Shanahan Creating wire wrapped jewelry can be fun and extremely rewarding. Woven wire bracelets can be made using many different kinds of wire incorporated in a multitude of designs. You can use just one specific wire or choose to mix the wire; copper, bronze, gold, or silver, just to mention a few. You can…

Word of the Month: Jeremiad

David Zapatka Dear friend and Wisdom Seeker moderator Ellen Engel suggested the word jeremiad for this month’s WOTM. Jeremiad – noun jer·​e·​mi·​ad | ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint 2. a cautionary or angry harangue. 3. a long, literary work, usually in prose, sometimes in verse, where the author bitterly laments the state of society…