SIFTED Living — Collected with Intention. Meant to Be Lived With.

Notes from the field

The Journal

Research notes, collecting guidance, photography studies, artist stories, and discoveries from the SIFTED process.

Open notebook and reference materials used for research
Jewelry inspected through a magnifying glass

Research practice

Looking closely before drawing conclusions

How marks, construction, materials, and condition turn a first impression into a responsible catalog record.

Coins examined beneath a magnifying glass

Collector's notes

Details that change what an object can tell us

Edges, dates, signatures, clasps, repairs, and other small clues that deserve careful attention.

The first journal entries are being prepared.

Future entries will share the research and careful observation behind individual discoveries.