I’m finally getting around to an update on my artist’s residency–ta-da! I taught my first jewelry class, Celtic Designs, two Saturdays ago. Since then we’ve been a little busy around here (David leaving to Seattle, Mimi coming to visit for a week, etc.) and I’m just now putting together some photos. These are pieces I made in […]
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. […]
I have to confess, I might have gotten just a wee bit bored with wood…and started hammering away at some copper. (But I haven’t left wood for good–just taking a little breather.) Here are a few things that materialized under my hammer: I really dig the primal feeling I get from squatting on a rock […]
March came in like a lamb up here on the mountain! Whether or not that’s a good thing, we thoroughly enjoyed it. 🙂 Pierogi and Pippa, munching alfalfa. Where is Waldo-tine? The inside of my clay bowl–still drying. I can’t think of anything I’d rather see hiding under my salad than a goat, hehe. Valentine. […]
February has been a fairly delightful month, I’d say–at least for us. (I’m sure there are quite a few people on the east coast who wouldn’t agree.) We’ve been getting to know our goats, had a week of sunny warmth, a couple of weeks of bitter freezing temperatures, lots of snow, and time to make […]
