This fall, I decided to take a Studio School Class in Casting, since I never took casting during my degree (just a strange occurrence of events). It's been interesting, especially since my mind set has always been in fabrication. At first, I had a really hard time bending my mind around the concept of carving wax--the whole taking

Portland has had amazing fall weather this last week and it feels so good to have a little taste of sun before the impending 3 + months of rain and clouds!!!Today, my mom came down from the Columbia Gorge for a visit. I gave her the necklace I made her (see post below), which she loves! And it

I finished my mom's necklace (above) early last week, but as I was feeling sick most of the week, have not been working on jewelery very much. I'm also working 6 days a week currently, which has kind of put a halt on creativity. Tonight, I'll be working on carving wax for the ring I want to cast.

Unfortunately, I was very sick this weekend. I had a sore throat on Friday, but managed to go to work anyway. Saturday, however, was a completely different story. I felt like someone was pushing my head in all day, and was lucky enough to have my lovely friend, Kari, come by and supply me with naturopathic sleeping pills

I was able to spend all day Thursday making jewelry, or at least working on jewelry. I spent a lot of time making parts which I need to assemble. Amber was being sweet and cuddly there for a little while. Production work is hard for me to do, just because it's so monotonous, but I know it's the

What. A. Month. I have survived some very stressful situations lately, but there is relief in sight. As mentioned earlier, Dave had one of his paychecks bounce. Well, we got it all sorted out about a week and a half after it happened. But a few days after his birthday, he was fired. This has thrown quite the