Beaker & Bunsen

Here's some tiny silverware I've been working on. The spoon was the hardest, just because of shaping the spoon part, but these are ...

Well, I'm back to building armatures for a new stop-motion film. I am really excited to get back to business. Can't really say muc...

I abandoned my poor little blog for a while there....I'll try to be better. Some wonderful old friends and roommates found me on facebo...

Having a hard time really being motivated lately. Have a lot of stuff need to take pictures of but just can't seem to set everything up...

Coraline has been nominated for Best Animated Feature Film!! There's some stiff competition, though...not sure if we'll really be a...

Here's some more stuff I've been working on lately...the bird above is my fav so far - just love the look of egrets and herons. I...

Just wanted to show you the beautiful simplicity of the materials needed for encaustic painting. Pure beeswax, Damar resin crystals, a litt...

OK, time for some pictures... Started playing with encaustic and I absolutely love it...it's my new best friend.

Met some really great people at the craft show yesterday in Sellwood, so that made the slow sales a bit better. The really great thing is n...

Sorry - no pretty pictures this time...I'm pissed... Boy, you know, it would have been nice if I actually had received any kind of notic...

Well, here's my little set up for my first show of the season. This was the practice run to see how it all came together. It rained al...

I haven't done much of anything lately besides making pullovers! Got into another show in December. It's so hard knowing how much ...

I am having the HARDEST time finding any of that fleece that is made from old plastic bottles!!! I would love to start making my pullovers ...

Just found out I'm also in the Downtown Holiday Artisans Fair at the World Trade Center Plaza on Friday, November 20th, thanks to the pe...

I just found out that I have been accepted into the Portland Arts Bazaar in Pioneer Court Square on Thanksgiving weekend!! I am now a one ...

Well, I've learned how to silk screen this weekend so that I could add labels to my "Perfect Pullovers" on Etsy. I'm sett...

The love of my life, Ruby, is finally peacefully sleeping forever. She passed away early Thursday morning as I lay next to her on my living...

I saw some beautiful flame worked beads yesterday while browsing through the Etsy Finds email I get a few times a week. Here's the link...

Went into the recording studio yesterday to lay down some cello and violin tracks for a friend's album. I've been so busy, I hadn...

Well, I'm in the middle of restoring all the second story leaded glass windows for a client in town here. Pretty basic windows. Re-sol...