Campanulariidae.  That's what 19th century biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel called the tiny animals he rendered in this drawing.  I call it jewelry.  Bead forms tied together in the most elegant fashion possible.  Simply gorgeous. Sea life and microscopic organisms are fantastic eye openers into the diversity...

It's always hard for me to get back in the swing of things when I haven't worked in my studio for a long time.  This time it's been a particularly long time away.  Some people talk about an artist's block.  As far as I'm concerned...

I recently had the good fortune to disrupt my sleep schedule and other biological rhythyms for the sake of the Steampunk Treehouse. My sleep schedule is coming back around but my head is still spinning from the experience. If you know me, you know I...

I built this website and now it's time for me to go back in the studio.  I built that too, but truth be told, I moved into it three years ago.  And since I'm in the mood for truth telling, I just installed stairs in...

Welcome to many parts.  I'm Grant Diffendaffer.  I am a jewelry and bead artist working primarily with polymer and silver clay, and this is my new blog.  Whether you have visited my previous website at Diffendaffer.com or this is your first time here, I hope...