February 2009
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el sol y la luna
Inspired by my work teaching art to children, I created these earrings celebrating a book by Matthew Gollub titled The Moon was at a Fiesta. This lovely porquoi tale explains why the moon is sometimes seen in daylight. The story begins ” For hundreds of years the sun ad the moon stayed in their separate [...]
Handmade Love
So, I put it out there. I think I suggested folks “send a valentine to someone who might not be expecting it” and look what I received! This bit of amazement came in the email today, from a new friend Kelly Buntin Johnson, who I ‘met’ because I was deeply intrigued by her work. I read [...]
all you need is love….
I am deeply ashamed to admit it, but Valentine’s Day makes me grumpy! I am a great believer in telling folks you love them in every day kinda ways, and this obligatory geeky-heart-fest sends me into orbit. I have have given Valentines, I have recieved them. I have wished for them and had them not [...]
purple haze
As promised, I bring you February’s birthstone, the much loved Amethyst. This stone said to cure hangovers, bring spiritual wisdom, and.. get this, capture wild beasts! The name itself comes from a Greek word meaning “not intoxicated, and is supposed to help one stay sober and grounded.The history of Amethysts’ power over our imaginations is [...]
