Claire

So much for the "less than 1/2" accumulation forecast ... It's beautiful and I'm staying home. Happy snow day.

There we go! 12 x 12

And finished this morning! "Kakuro loved the diversity of their local forest" 12 x 4

A friend pointed out that I hadn't shown the gallery for the 6th anniversary. :). It's a beautiful day.

Wow. Six years ago.. Two friends and I committed to a small retail space in Gypsy Plaza. Happy Anniversary FireHouse Studio!

I have the most lovely patrons!. A couple came by to bring me a tray of mica that they found at a renaissance faire. I am so very lucky.

Pendants, pendants, pendants... :)

I made more jewelry yesterday but also worked on a couple of 4 x 4 pieces. The first is "Despite her advanced years, Alma could still remember the iris from her family's farm"; the second is "While diving, Sabrina always liked to watch her bubbles bound away to the surface"

Sunshine (and early hours at the studio) have kept me busy. New 4 x 4 and 3 x 3s.

I've been remiss with posting new work. My apologies. There's been a lot going on - jet lag, family visiting, illness, high winds and dust storm alerts. Exciting times had by all!. Here are a few of the new ones. :)

What a perfect place!. Thank you so much for stopping by. It was an absolute pleasure.

And a few more moments...

We have returned from our amazing trip to Japan. What an extraordinary experience. I am deeply grateful. A few moments that stood out for me.

I'm counting down the hours before we leave....:). I decided it best to come into the studio so I wouldn't compulsively repack my suitcase. I've been working on Frank today. 12" x 4"

I love this little, fat kitty pendant. :)

The weather has been all over the place today. Sun, rain, snow, sun... It's snowing again. I decided to make 11 more pendants. :)

My word!. Everybody is off to California!. Thank you!

I finished a piece of art this morning. “After a rough therapy session, Esmeralda reconsidered her layers”. Yup, that’s onion skin with mica. 3" x 3

"Chester decided it was time to check out the crab condominium in his neighborhood"

It sure looks like it! :) Now I just have to figure out the title.

It's a weird little piece but I like it.. Some onion skin blew in my door this morning so, I used it.

Oh my gosh!!! We're really going!. One of our offsprung is also visiting after our return so I'm taking a few more days off to spend time with them.:)

Oh! A small 6" x 3" I finished a couple of days ago. "Warmer weather may have arrived but Bart knew not to store his winter weather clothing just yet"

Busy busy busy...

It was a great day yesterday. Art and jewelry were sold and I replenished my pendant and earring selection. I thought I'd take one of the new pendants for a spin today.

Vanessa is off to Ohio as well!

Liam is off to Ohio!

I'm having difficulty deciding which tee to wear to the event.

I use Libby and like it just fine.

Yup, today's the day.