A Gift from a Dryad
Ever have a moment of drought in your creativity? A moment when no matter what you try to create falls flat? I admit to having plenty of those moments lately, and they usually happen when I stop listening to my muse and try to force a creative idea. On a walk in the woods near [...]
A Day with the Girls!
The days are getting warmer and my Rhode Island Reds are very happy. The youngest are now starting to lay “practice” eggs which started out the size of grape tomatoes and have now progressed to very small eggs. Needless to say the “girls” are very proud of themselves and strut around the yard like they [...]
Sylvan Sprite Earrings
Sylvan sprite’s will love to add these to their wardrobe this Spring! A recent foray into the forest produced some gorgeous imprints of Silver Maple leaves from which these luminous earrings were created. Hand sculpted leaves of Kato clay cured, hand buffed, antiqued, and accented with mica powders. The earring wires are fancy copper and [...]
You Wanna Piece of Me??
The Tufted Titmouse… known to cause humans to flee with one glance of it’s terrifying glare. Well…almost, lol. This picture of a tufted titmouse was taken at my parent’s home in Massachusetts this past fall. My dad, who loves all things Nature, takes some of the best pictures of these fine feathered denizens of the [...]
Ice Storm
The weather here in New England as of late has been a bit crazy. It runs the gamut of warm one day and a couple days later it’s freezing. Today was no different. We had an ice storm and while I could I popped out to snap a few pictures in my yard. I wish [...]
Raspberry Leaf
According to the ancient Greek myth, all raspberries were once white in color. That was, until the day the God Jupiter was in such a rage that the Nymph Ida, to appease him, went and picked him some wild raspberries. It seems that while she was picking the berries she pricked her finger on the [...]
Lady of the Woods
Thought I’d post a few pictures of a piece I’m working on. I went for a walk yesterday and found some beautiful Birch tree and Silver Maple leaves to imprint. I have a few more tweaks to do, then I’ll create the bail and necklace pieces. I also decided to do reversible leaf pendants, for [...]
Perfect Little Purses
I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see my work featured on Purfect Little Purses’ blog. She really makes the coolest bags and is a super gal. Have a look won’t you? Elysian Fields on Perfect Little Purses
Morning Symphony
When I wake each day one of my favorite things to do is go outside with my coffee and sit for a bit. I have bird feeders all along the tree line of my property and each day the variety of birds that visit me is amazing. Birds of every color and hue, melodic sounds [...]
Nature’s Spirits
I recently took a break from sculpting this past winter, when arthritis flared up and my hands wouldn’t cooperate. As weather turned warmer and the dreary colors of Winter gave way to springs bounty, I began to play with my clay again but in a limited capacity. After smushing a dozen sculpts I wasn’t happy [...]
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