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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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Patina Envy
This winter I have been on a quest for patina. Patina is a tarnish that forms on metals such as copper, bronze or other like alloys after exposure to oxygen, rain, salt and other natural elements over a long period of time. It causes iron to rust and sometimes produces shades of green coloring […]
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Stormy day Musings
Happy New Year Everyone! As I work on this draft, we are getting ready for a gale here on the coast of Washington State. It is just getting light outside, the yellow dot-to-dot of deck lights from the crabbing fleet glow across the horizon. In the relative calm before the storm I took photos out […]
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Studio Time/Be-ing/Becoming
It has been a few weeks since my last post. I have been working on designs that take much longer to realize, as they are based on ancient metal working techniques. The key word here is Process. Working in the long, pre- summer evenings, enjoying the endless shadows stretched across the tide flats outside my […]
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Salt Water Jewelry
A beautiful, clear sky this morning in Tokeland. Days like this are too rare for studio work. Before I head off for the beach, I would like to share a few very recent pieces of new work with you. All of these are made with […]