Here’s an aspen wood ornament I made for my very sweet in-laws. It features Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on one side and a snowy house on the other. I worked it in colored and metallic inks. The wood has a natural crack in it and I let the wood background show through on the snowy […]
There’s a foxy new necklace in the shop. With wood carving, clay arts, and secret present-making (not to mention live hungry children) vying for my attention, it has been a while since I’ve made a new piece of jewelry. Enter Mr. Fox, prancing through the snow. Partly because of visual over-stimulation from the creative kaleidoscope […]
My first 8-week pottery session is finished! I’m doing some open studio time this winter, punctuated with three mornings of group instruction, trying to figure out the puzzle of throwing. At this point I’m still wondering who’s in charge, the wheel or me. It’s hard to tell. I’ll have an almost-perfect bowl spinning evenly around, […]
Since starting my Etsy shop in late October, I’ve found it hard to consistently find good days to photograph my art. Cold, snow, and especially wind always seem to show up just as I finish a new piece and run out to photograph it. Frustrating, to say the least. So I searched around online and […]
Zia has been wanting a wood necklace since I started making them. She hesitantly offered me $10 for the first dog necklace I made, which was all the money she had in the world. It was super cute, but the necklace was a custom order and I couldn’t give it (or sell it) to her. […]
