May 2009
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filigree hoop earring giveaway!
On the subject of creativity and genius, I am offering a most select, unique and special prize…just for you!…the very last pair of my gypsy hoop filigree earrings…EVER!…. I created the models for these lovelies a few years ago, when I was attempting to teach myself how to do fused filigree work. I dont know [...]
elizabeth gilbert on genius and creativity
This talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the very popular memoir Eat, Pray, Love has suddenly become the buzz of the creative types I know. It was first sent to me by my beautiful friend Michaela; photographer, writer, creatrix, organic farmer, sustainable bulding designer, loving Mom and Partner, just to name a few! After she [...]
Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Event…..
Where have I been?….well, a bunch of places these past few weeks (wrapping up teaching gig for the year, building new website, getting the beginnings of the vegetable garden in, but mostly, getting ready for THIS! Hazel would love for you all to come and see me and my work at my friend Tab’s studio…she [...]
poesy….
To see the world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in a wildflower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour -William Blake
dreaming…..
I have been dreaming…..dreaming of mandalas. Some crazy piece of metal has been weaving its way towards the top of my conscious mind, and I am almost ready to share the finished product with you all. In the meantime, I will take the opportunity to share a little about mandalas and some [...]
May birthstone….emerald!
No wonder, May’s birthstone, the emerald is refreshing to the eyes as the oncoming spring it heralds! A metamorphic beryl, emeralds grow very slowly, as it takes years and years of constant pressure to produce them, and larger ones are extremely rare and therefore, costly. Ancient Eygptians mined emeralds in the eastern desert region some [...]
