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Tiny mountains #25. Behind on sharing, but happy t $Tiny mountains #25. Behind on sharing, but happy to celebrate a monumental fraction of an arbitrary number😝$

Tiny Mountains #20something. (I kinda lost count.)

Tiny Mountains #20something. (I kinda lost count.) I thought this was might be a little too subtle when I first made it, but now I kinda love it.

Tiny mountains #1-18. Don’t know if I’ll get t

Tiny mountains #1-18. Don’t know if I’ll get to 100 anytime soon, but I’ll eventually get to another round number. In the meantime, I kinda just like seeing them all together.

Super happy with the way this one turned out. Revi

Super happy with the way this one turned out. Revisit of an earlier design in a new color scheme with lots of texture. I’m always nervous when I get to the color part – not my strong suit! But really happy with where it ended up. 12x24, looking for the perfect home.

Making a more moody, textural version of one of my

Making a more moody, textural version of one of my large mountain designs. This one will be in midnight blues and teals.

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Another tiny experiment – still playing with new

Another tiny experiment – still playing with new techniques & ideas

Playing with something a little different in this

Playing with something a little different in this small piece. Kinda like it, kinda not sure where to go with it. All part of the process...

New work in progress – playing with layering an

New work in progress – playing with layering and texture. I’ll admit, I kinda love this one♥️

Tiny Mountains #10 & #11. Still playing the blues.

Tiny Mountains #10 & #11. Still playing the blues.

Yesterday’s piece with color. Inspired by Stokks

Yesterday’s piece with color. Inspired by Stokksness and the northern lights in Iceland.

Experimenting with textures in raw zinc. Inspired

Experimenting with textures in raw zinc. Inspired by Vestrahorn/ Stokksnes, Iceland. So lucky to have traveled last fall while it was still possible. Feels like a decade ago now. We used to say “the world has gotten smaller” to marvel at how we’re all interconnected; now the same phrase means we’ve barely left the house. Strange times indeed.

So grateful for the commissions that are keeping m

So grateful for the commissions that are keeping me in business. Had the privilege of delivering this one in person.

There’s something beautiful about raw metal. Thi

There’s something beautiful about raw metal. This was hand cut from a single 24x36 sheet of zinc using an extra fine blade. No room for error, but that’s just how I like it💫

Working larger these days. Feels good to be (creat

Working larger these days. Feels good to be (creatively!) challenged again. Muscle-sore, heart full. #workinprogress

Tiny Mountains #10 . Keep climbing...

Tiny Mountains #10 . Keep climbing...

Tiny Mountains #8 & #9. Gotta admit, this was my e

Tiny Mountains #8 & #9. Gotta admit, this was my epiphany. I’ve been working small in part because I was struggling with my recent larger pieces. Couldn’t quite capture the colors, couldn’t quite nail the textures. These, I love. When I did #9 and let the texture break the edge, I felt the pull chain of my mental light bulb.

Tiny Mountains #7. I was originally going to use t

Tiny Mountains #7. I was originally going to use the background plate horizontally, but I like it vertically here – looks like air currents. Only wish I’d etched them in reverse. #nexttimemaybe

Playing with texture and working small. Treating t

Playing with texture and working small. Treating these as studies for what will eventually become larger works. Learning what works, what doesn’t, and mostly just enjoying the process of it all.

Tiny mountains #six

Tiny mountains #six

Tiny Mountains #5

Tiny Mountains #5

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