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We’re a family of artists working in a range of mediums including fabric, glass, clay, beads, paper, and more!
Painting my respite
During my recent respite, I painted the serene wooded view from where I stayed. I loved…
Keep readingTeeny tiny custom stamp
A new year means a new calendar planner. In the past, I created custom stickers for…
Keep readingMakers meeting makers
As lifelong artist/makers, Mama and I adore a good craft fair! This was our third time…
Keep readingMama’s beaded creation
For Mama’s birthday earlier this month, we each started beading projects! This gorgeous turquoise and purple…
Keep readingBeading for Mama
Mama and I each started beading projects on her recent birthday. Today I finished this peacock…
Keep readingFinishing the centerpieces
For our annual summer garden party celebrating Mama’s triumph over brain cancer, we usually get red…
Keep readingThe portable artist
While running errands with me, Mama pulled out her art kit and painted a beautiful scene…
Keep readingArt pieces all fired up
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was seeing the fruits of our creative labors! We picked up our…
Keep readingGlass art fun
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was gluing down the glass pieces to create this wave design! We…
Keep readingMaking little clay friends
Playing with clay is one of my favorite de-stressing activities. Past work includes mini clay shoes…
Keep readingNew cowl scarf made by Mama!
Mama has been spending some time under quarantine on knitting projects—and today she finished putting the…
Keep readingFelt rose centerpiece prototype
I’ve been cutting out and gluing red felt fabric into more than 800 rose petals for…
Keep readingA new kind of felt flower
After cutting out more than 800 rose petals from bright red felt fabric, I needed a…
Keep readingCommunity of crafters, artists, makers
When I spotted the delightfully designed postcards for this Modern Makers Festival, I had a feeling…
Keep readingTiny shoes multiplying
It was a weekend of resting, reading, and crafting. Mama has been working on a crochet…
Keep readingMaking tiny clay shoes
For absolutely no reason other than I thought it’d be fun, I began making tiny shoes…
Keep readingBoston Terrier face in clay
All through our daily drawing and painting in September, I was itching to get my fingers…
Keep readingPainting a Bodega Bay sunset
I marked the end of this challenging week by painting this beautiful Bodega Bay sunset that…
Keep readingCreative month ends in love
Our month of creativity culminates today with the inspiration/prompt: love. This daily art challenge has been…
Keep readingAn artful September
This month we’ve been making art every day and it has brought us such joy. We’ve…
Keep readingDrawing what home means to me
Since I’d already drawn our actual home on an earlier day, I decided to creatively interpret…
Keep readingDIY Garden Arch complete
Our DIY Garden Arch went through several iterations and redesigns during assembly, but today we managed…
Keep readingDIY Backyard Bench
I finished assembling my DIY turquoise bench in our backyard garden oasis this afternoon. I found…
Keep readingPottery class creations
Mama and I sculpted these lovely clay vessels at a pottery class we took last month.…
Keep readingPlaying with clay
A new pottery studio recently opened in Sebastopol, about a 10-minute drive from our home. Mama…
Keep readingAnother piece of the party
After completing our party invitation design yesterday, I tackled the place cards today. I coordinated the…
Keep readingMetal clay magic
Today I learned how to magically transform clay into beautiful silver rings! I took a Metal…
Keep readingRenewing a childhood passion
I maintained an impressive sticker collection as a kid; it was a silly hobby that I…
Keep readingLearning a new craft
Recently Mama and I have been interested in creating our own hammered and stamped metal jewelry.…
Keep readingBudding paper rose garden
Today I created these eight beautiful, little paper roses from white and purple cardstock. I’d cut…
Keep readingMy first paper flower
Today I made my first paper flower — a pink peony — and it turned out…
Keep readingMama’s drawing Abby
Since we lost our sweet Abby in October, I’ve drawn her, I’ve sculpted her, and we’ve made calendars of her cuddling…
Keep readingMy painted ladies
Today I finished painting the tiny clay busts of Abby that I recently sculpted. First I…
Keep readingPainting a mini Abby
I’ve really been missing our sweet Abby this holiday weekend so I decided to resume one…
Keep readingArt in progress
Today I began sculpting a bust of my baby out of clay. It’s just been a…
Keep readingDIY Easy & Inexpensive Cupcake Stand
Cupcakes have expanded beyond children’s parties and been gaining in popularity. Part of the fun in…
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