Winter 2023 Renewing, Restoring, Recreating
Welcome, All! from inside my studio I’m celebrating Winter! It does snow in Virginia! The view from my new kitchen! The sunrise is dawn on New Year's Day. It’s one of my inspo pics for the year. I’m finally up and running and hoping to move back into my groove slowly with continued purpose. I guess I’ve never missed a step just picking up the pace a little here. After taking some family time in January it’s exciting firing up the torch with casting goals and soldering challenges on the shortlist. I’m continuing to unpack and organize my gemstones, (Talk about a time-killing distraction, sparkle sparkle ), photographing current stock, creating listings for sales venues, and continuing to populate my new website, (I’ve started to publish my blog onsite. The site isn’t complete, but I’m too excited to wait!) I’m learning to distinguish between IG material and blog material, CCC constantly creating content, meanwhile, ruminating all the while in the background noise of my mind are ideas for a few pieces this Spring ‘23.
Fiddlehead Fern
Jonquil
January and even February have traditionally been admin months. This year I am beginning to feel a pull with thoughts towards Spring and I’m starting to get hints of green gemstone vibes from all the new growth energies of this coming season, one burgeoning in the neighborhood gardens. The Fan neighborhood here in Richmond has been inspiring me through the lens of all things new since arriving and now currently in the lead up to Valentines. I’m excited to explore the same once the flora blooming has begun. Actually, for a few days now as I’ve seen early morning Jonquil. So many of the homes have small gardens, planters, boxes etc. Little sips of joy to be had on the daily.
Stay tuned I’m signed up for another class with the Richmond Visual Arts Center This one is learning how to utilize a 20 ton hydraulic press. My goal is the ability of members of the arts center to utilize studio and machine time at a discounted rate! These studios are a short few blocks from my house. It’ll be sweet while learning a new skill.
