Setting a one-millimeter diamond requires absolute precision. One slip, and the stone is lost — or worse, cracked. Lisa's hands can't shake, can't slip, can't fail.
"People see the finished jewelry. They don't see the hours of micro-movements that created it. My hands are constantly working at the edge of what's physically possible."
Maintaining Control
Lisa protects her hands from the damage that would compromise control. Wire pokes, saw cuts, polishing burns — any of these can affect the steadiness she needs.
"A cut on my setting finger means days of imprecise work. So I tape before high-risk tasks. Prevention is easier than adaptation."
The Craft
Twenty years of metalsmithing have made Lisa's hands instruments of precision. She maintains them like the tools they are — protected, cared for, ready for whatever the work demands.