Last week I was reviewing some pendants I made. I first layered a Lazertran photo on top of vintage paper, then punched with a circle punch. The circle is glued into the metal bezel, then set with Ice Resin. The…
It’s been dark and rainy here the past week—the kind of dark where nightfall comes at around 4:00 in the afternoon. This is a house around the corner from us; what I love is the light from the window reflecting…
This week I was listening to a podcast that talked about creating a morning ritual to set the tone of your day. I already do this, and this week have altered it somewhat to re-introduce yoga into my existing routine…
Last week I was working on projects for my column in the British magazine Crafts Beautiful. That particular column is on Tea Dyeing (not Tea Dying, which would be tragic and really gets my inner editor all riled up). Anyway,…
This week I am expanding my office. I mean, I am taking over the house. In my studio, I have two desks. They are covered with works-in-progress and packing materials for mailing projects to magazines. The desk in the office…
This little statue is in the water just outside the Akwarium Gdynskie in Gydnia, Poland. Even better when viewed in a hazy Sunday morning with a winter chill in the air.
This week I was inspired by a blog post from visual artist Janine Whitling. (She makes stunning resin rings and bracelets, she paints and she does mixed-media art and installations.) She posted a very cool list called “25 Things I…
Today, the beginnings of an e-course that I’ve wanted to offer for so long. At this point, it’s going to be a course offered over 6 weeks; each week students will get a lesson with a creativity exercise delivered to…