We all go through valleys and hills with most everything in life, right?  friendships, work, mood, inspiration, self confidence - hills and ...

I had the best of intentions for a lazy weekend.  I had one order I had to finish but otherwise I was gonna relax!  But the thing is, things...

Ten years ago today I brought home five dogs the size of gerbils.  I'm not kidding, if anything they were smaller than gerbils.  I remem...

Observations from today: M y hands look old.  It's an interesting phenomenon if you'll let me explain.  My hands do not in f...

I was combing through one of my old college journals yesterday looking for some metalsmithing technique that I could've sworn I ha...

I have always prided myself on making work that is affordable.  I've believed that art should be accessible to anyone and everyone...

Curled up in bed just now.  I need to apologize in advance for any typos, Tom is sleeping soundly across my lap and I'm typing with one ...

First off I need to apologize for the not so nifty photos.  As promised we set about preparing to draw a name around 9:30 so light...

I woke up this morning drag, drag, dragging!  It's the first morning in awhile where I have not felt like working.  Not at all.  Ok, I...

Last fall, I think it was last fall, my wonderfully nutty best friend called me about a pregnant dog in a shelter near Dallas who was set t...

I've decided that it's time for a little class participation again.  It's been ages since I've done any kind of give away.  ...