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A new passion project for times like these~ (link

What I have to give~ I shared this with my newsle

Finished pics of a sign for a Bikram yoga studio i

Finished pics of a sign for a Bikram yoga studio in NH💙 Thank you so much for the opportunity!

Had to take this in progress shot. The torched cop

Had to take this in progress shot. The torched copper against the torched hemlock on a rare sunny moment in the middle of a rainy week was too good to pass up.

Heat patina🔥

Lotus, post-color🌺

Lotus, post-color🌺

Layered look single sheet lotus in progress. Hand

Layered look single sheet lotus in progress. Hand cut from 24x36 zinc. Part of a recent commission for a yoga studio🧘‍♀️

Hand cut letters, backward so you can see the copp

Hand cut letters, backward so you can see the copper. (The front still has my pattern markings.) These will get a patina and then go on the background I posted yesterday.

Finally sharing a peek of my latest piece– not t

Finally sharing a peek of my latest piece– not too much yet as my cardinal rule of commission work is that the owner gets to see it first😊
The client is a hot yoga studio in NH, so I thought a shou sige ban (torched) hemlock background was fitting!

I’ll share more pics over the next few days – right now I’m celebrating that the freight truck made it through the muck and misspelled address and it’s safely on its way💫

Loving all the “thing a day” pics (painting a

Loving all the “thing a day” pics (painting a day, sketch a day, ring a day), but I’ll admit I can’t even wrap my brain around that timeframe. How do you all do it?? My work takes days at a minimum, and weeks for a larger piece. I can usually finish a few hundred pieces over the course of a year (unless they’re crazy big), but at any given point have a dozen halfway constructed boats in the water.
But I’ll admit, I’m intrigued by the “thing a day” model. I feel like it comes with a different sense of accomplishment, or at least occasionally a clean table. But then, I think actually *having* a clean table would be kind of stressful. I have three work tables – a small one that gets cleared off for company, a large one whose surface hasn’t seen the light of day in literally years, and then there’s this one. The one that holds whatever I’m currently deep in the middle of.

Right now it has two small custom pieces, two larger pieces for inventory, a background and pieces/parts for a larger commission, and on the floor underneath are the sketches and drafts for the projects that will take their place. That’s not to say “I’m so busy” – I’m actually not right now, which is kinda wonderful. It’s more about work style. I think I’m realizing I’m more of a “revolving door” (table) person than a “thing a day” done one. I think if it was ever completely clean, I’d feel more anxious than accomplished.

So, cheers to your “thing a day” if you like that sort of thing🙌 And cheers to your messy table if you don’t🥂💫

#tb to an anniversary gift from a couple of years

#tb to an anniversary gift from a couple of years ago. Hand cut copper cranes on etched zinc✨

#tb to a private commission from a couple of years

#tb to a private commission from a couple of years ago. Always love projects like this – I’ll never travel to all the places I’ve depicted in my work, but I get to visit vicariously✈️

One of my favorite color combinations. Hand cut co

One of my favorite color combinations. Hand cut copper against deep blue. A custom gift for a lovely couple♥️

Throwback to a custom anniversary gift in handcut

Throwback to a custom anniversary gift in handcut copper and teal. The letter design was based on the inscription on the champagne glasses from their wedding🥂

Plum Mountain, work in progress. Not quite done wi

Plum Mountain, work in progress. Not quite done with the color, but getting closer. One of those pieces that looked pretty awful until it suddenly didn’t. Just like every other :) #creativelife

New series for a new year. Or rather, a continuati

New series for a new year. Or rather, a continuation of something I started at the end of last year. Finally breaking through and making some progress. This pic shows the raw zinc, but a color photo is coming soon...

Working on a little something new – a larger wor

Working on a little something new – a larger work inspired by the mountains of Iceland. Raw zinc right now, but will eventually be a vibrant plum.

New CLS newsletter~ (link in profile) Some though

CLS Newsletter: Gratitude (link in profile). The y

Nothing feels better than a client who has trusted

Nothing feels better than a client who has trusted you with their meaningful work for more than a decade. Always an honor. Outgoing Chairman and Board of Advisors gifts for COSE & GCP.

Doors of Iceland~ I made these small copper prints

Doors of Iceland~ I made these small copper prints from photos I took while recently strolling around Reykjavik. The architecture was nice and all, but the doors were fascinating to me. Each one was different, with its own personality, but all were made from thick dark wood with a cast brass handle. The one with the round window, the one with the shawl for a curtain, the one with the handle shaped like a fish~
Also, these are available for purchase if you’re looking for a unique gift for someone who loves to travel🗻🛩✨

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