Archive for the ‘Arty’ Category

in the shop: celtic deer necklace and bear claw earrings

Posted on November 24th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Here are the latest items in my shop.  After the Pictish bear I posted last week, I wanted to make more Celtic animal designs. They’re so much fun, with their swirls and knots and flat colors. First I made these bear claw earrings. I worked them in silver and black inks on aspen wood slices, […]



new cards

Posted on November 20th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

My business cards are here!  Double sided and printed on uncoated stock for a fresh and simple art paper look.  My designs–front and back. Love them. 🙂



in the shop: red fox and bear design necklaces

Posted on November 16th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

Two new necklaces are in the shop! First up is Mr. Fox.  He is bright-eyed and (probably) a bushy-tailed little fellow. The fox is hand painted with colored India inks on a wedge of aspen wood.  I like working with these inks, since they are lightfast, waterproof, and permanent. This chain is a delicate platinum […]



pottery class

Posted on November 15th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

I’ve been taking a cool local pottery class for the last several weeks.  We’ve been working on hand building up until last class.  These are some of my creations, all built from hand rolled clay slabs. I had never done pottery before.  Everything was so new and I didn’t know what to expect, which of […]



columbine jewelry

Posted on November 12th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

My sister liked the Rocky Mountain Columbine necklace in my shop, but wanted a set with matching earrings to give as a Christmas gift.  I made this set for her.  This design is one of my favorite creations–I love the contrast of the purple with rich wood tones.  The Rocky Mountain Columbine also happens to be […]