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Into the Wild
Right now, the signs of Fall are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Lately I have been lucky enough to spend a lot of time in the woods, witnessing the changes of the season. And extra lucky to have as a forest companion an 84 year old man who has spent his life working in the […]
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Sea Glass
I dreamed last night that I was on an English beach with my mother and sister. The tide was coming in, but I took a quick look on the beach and instantly found two fist- size pieces of sea glass. Both were globular shaped with blue stripes and frosty pitted surfaces. On the ground at […]
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Trippen
Chartres Labyrinth earrings, photo by Marcy Merrill It seems somehow appropriate to start this post with an image of recently completed earrings. They represent the sum of my explorations into etching and using Japanese patina on shibuichi alloy-and the image of the Labyrinth, which is etched on the metal surface, is highly symbolic of my […]
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Seeds of Summer
The Bad Seed 1956-there is a tie in to this teaser photo-just keep reading… The past month has been one of seasonal (and personal ) transition. As the days are getting longer and warmer we prepare for the setting in motion of ideas, goals and long held dreams… To start with the most […]
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Good Morning October!
It’s been awhile since my last blog post..September has come and gone and with it, the summer season. When you live in a beach town there are definite signs of the season ending beyond the obvious (shorter days, cooler temps) My neighbors for example- most are summer people, who spend the blissful season here […]