…another Garden Ring

March 7, 2011

Always exploring, one foot in front of the other, you never know where you’ll end up.  I love to explore new ways to organize the composition of the stones, new ways to set them, and new ways to create a drama within the work. This one started out as an ingot.  Ok OK, so they [...]

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Explorations in the Old Nouveau

March 3, 2011

When we last blogged, our hero was dangling from a 200 foot crevasse by a root of an old hickory tree as lions and tigers gathered at the bottom with forks and knives… Well, maybe not so much the lions and tigers, but a lot has happened since last I blogged.  At Christmas I picked [...]

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Garden Rings

March 2, 2011

It’s that time of year when the garden is starting to green up a bit, and flowers are busting a move everywhere here in the Deep South.  Love is in the air, along with a ton of pollen.  And, it’s just March!!! I know, I know, I seem to be apologizing for not posting much [...]

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Facebook Auction: Fun with Social Networking

August 20, 2010

August 21st 10AM until  22nd 10 PM Central Time (Chicago, IL USA time) On the Cosmic Folklore Studio Facebook Page On Saturday Morning, I will post pictures of the bracelet to be auctioned with details.  The bidding will begin at 10 AM Central time and will continue until 10PM Sunday evening.  I think that this [...]

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It’s all in Transition

August 8, 2010

The hardest part of beginning is figuring out when to stop, because nothing is ever really finished.  Something was done to it before I got it.  It even came from somewhere before that. I just roll it into sheets and pull it into wires.  Cut it out and bend it into shapes.  Grind the stones [...]

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Now, That’s a Stone I can Dance To

August 1, 2010

I come from a very free thinking community of people, and I get asked from time to time if I believe that stones can heal.  Of course the first thing that comes to my mind is a beautiful long-haired woman waving stones about to clear away something that only she seems to see, probably with [...]

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Snakes in Alloys

July 14, 2010

I took my dog, Scamp, out for an all day hike at Oak Mountain the other day, and I gained a whole new appreciation for the rattlesnake.  Most of the snakes that I have forged into metals have been boa constrictor-ish or python-ish like Kaa from Jungle Book. Still using the tensions between masculine and [...]

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Sakura Blossom Necklace

March 25, 2010

I really wanted to make something similar to a Native American Squash Blossom necklace, but I wanted to use my own goddess flowers. I just happened to notice on the day I was setting the last stone that they looked a lot like the cherry blossoms that had just opened up that day. Sakura is [...]

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Andamooka on the Brain

March 10, 2010

I have a new batch of Andamooka in the kiln.  I have been playing around with temperature settings, and with running gem grade Andamooka through it.  Gem grade is much denser, and tends to explode in heat, but I am trying to find that perfect time and temperature for fully carbonizing the sugar, without burning [...]

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We Won First Place

March 1, 2010

Our design entered into the “Bras for a Cause” charity contest won first place in overall design and we raised $4,500 for breast cancer.  Thank you all for taking the time to vote at $1 a vote. Our latest philanthropy is less crafty, but the details are a secret.  But, a hint is that I [...]

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