Elysian Field Originals

I was talking to some of my friends on Etsy the other night and they were asking how many of us had a PIF in their shops. Now I like to think I’m fairly savvy about Etsy and things in general but I was stumped. What the heck is a PIF? It turns out PIF simply means to Pay It Forward, a practice many Etsians have of creating a handmade item which they in turn put into their shop basically for free. So in the spirit of creating something nice, I created two really nice necklaces for my PIF’s.

Stop by my Etsy shop and grab one quick!! http://elysianfields.etsy.com

EEEKS!!!  I heard something and thought it was my cat in the back room and when I went to open the door I almost had a heart attack…a skunk!!!  I had to run around the house and open the door (gently) from the outside and it finally left. PHEW!!!

Pepe La Pew he was NOT!

I am really enjoying my venture so far with my wearable art and leaf jewelry. There are so many benefits that I can see:

Being outside (which I love) and walking the woods and fields around my home and my parents. It’s refreshing to drive and pull over on a random road because I’ve seen an interesting tree or spot to stop and investigate.
Advancing in different techniques and directions with my art that I’ve always wanted to try. I love sculpting miniatures but also love to draw and up until now have not done much in that regard. Sculpting fantasy art is so much fun but the market has become flooded to the point where it’s become a giant competition for patrons, and there’s only so much money to go around, lol.
Slowly making a bit of money to support my art, which is important to me. My goal is to do this full time but I am realistic enough to realize that it takes time, so I’ve broken down my full time goal into pieces that I can gauge more effectively.

So, I am reading about trees, and their place in history, and creating my small pieces of art in tribute.

Here’s my latest pendant/ornament: