Archive for the ‘Arty’ Category

in the news

Posted on May 20th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

I’m in the NEWS! Yahooooooooooo! Actually, I could care less about being in the paper…but Zia was shocked when she happened to spot me! Last Thursday morning the local mountain papers carried a press release on my artist’s residency.  It got a half page in the Mountain-Ear, complete with a giant photo, hehe… and a […]



in the shop: copper, rock, and rawhide choker

Posted on May 11th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Hi there!  I just wanted to post this choker I recently finished.  I created it with a rock pendant, a rawhide neck strap, and a piece of solid copper which I hammered and curved. (And I actually am wearing a shirt here, so don’t even think that I’m not.) 😉 I wrapped the strap and […]



artist’s residency and a first date

Posted on May 2nd, 2015 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

Well, I guess yesterday’s picture was a little depressing, hehe.  But it was taken earlier in the week, and since then we have had some nice warm, sunny days. That last snow was actually beautiful, the way it blanketed the trees–and our whole world.  I find myself more patient and even happy with the big […]



made by caleb

Posted on April 27th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Just thought I’d show you this pretty bracelet Caleb made for his friend’s 15th birthday. I taught him how to make a branch link design with beads, and he did this by himself in an evening.  He worked with three types of pliers, brass wire, and freshwater pearls.  He also made the hammered swirl clasp. […]



a painting for david

Posted on April 15th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

While David was away working at Master’s Golf for sixteen days, I made this oil painting for his birthday.  I was thrilled to obtain generous permission from The Wild Horses of Sable Island Gallery in NYC to use Roberto Dutesco’s beautiful photograph Tenderness as my inspiration. Sixteen days is a long time for us to be […]