When spring comes around all thoughts go to growing and sunshine. Everything grows! Just when we are bemoaning the continuous rain and dark and the cool weather that seems to linger for way to long with the occasional snow….it changes! We wake up one day and wonder what happened to winter! Ok, it is still […]
One of the features of this clock is these tiny birds I found in my stash of supplies. They inspired part of the design that that I am working on for this particular clock. Every clock I make has a nature/bird theme and at least one bluebird (bluebird of happiness) somewhere on the clock. When […]
As we watch the little birds gather materials for their nests in what seems like a flurry of urgency, it is calming to know that they have ONE purpose in life right now. Build that nest! Lay those eggs! And raise up babies! My artistic vision has the knowledge in mind when I select and […]
Ever think about how birds live? They soar. Everything is joyful. I would like to live that way all the time. Making clocks is a passion of mine. Working with materials….lots of different materials….creates a lot of problems. I tend to collect too much of those “oh! that cardboard ring could be useful SOMEWHERE won’t […]
Even though we sell tools here, we also make ART WITH those tools! Lots of it! One of my passions is to sell it to people who enjoy it. I think of it more as collecting the treasures and items that brighten my life. Natural pieces of the earth are top on my list of […]
October was a busy month. We visited a gallery in Grayling Michigan and although I have had a few small items for sale there for 7+ years, I had never met the owner. So on one of our journeys to upper Michigan late September, we took a run to Grayling and met Kim Demint, owner […]
Sometimes the best way to talk about tools is to show the results of using them. Especially those unusual tools that everyone finds in different places and then discovers a use for in making polymer clay patterns. With the rage of a “new,” “improved,” and “simple” method of making mokume, I still feel that there […]
