I create this wonderful brooch as part of a casting class. I had made a mold to create waxes from, and through various experiments in wax injecting and shaking, etc., I came up with this little form. It was inspired by plant life in the ocean, so I am calling it "Sea Pod no. 1". It is made

I will soon have a tutorial up on cuttlefish casting, I'm just waiting to get my images from a friend. Here is the end result of the recent cuttlefish casting I did--a sheet. I wanted to create a sheet of metal so that I could cut out shapes at will. I've already made a bracelet with part of

Darling River Trilby Station western NSWOh, I would save the world if I could. I have struggled many years with deciding what I want to do with my life based on that. As part of my "reorganization" of my business, I have decided that it is high time for me to start donating to various charities. I will

I am offering Free Worldwide Shipping in my Etsy Shop this weekend! Friday 8/14 through Sunday 8/16.

I enter giveaways and contests all the time, and rarely win anything, so I'm super excited when I do. Especially when it's the work of someone who I've admired for a while, like Julia Pott. Recently, Doodlers Anonymous had a contest for a print by Julia Pott entitled "I Can't Breathe". I've lusted over this print for ages!

This is Bob's 4038, the copper boat I've been working on re-doing. The above shows a bit of it's evolution so far. Clockwise from top left:1. The boat with black patina2. The boat with lid and black patina3. My first method: a layer of fixative, dried, followed by 1-2 layers of prismacolor, repeat. I don't know if it

My "new shop" is up and running...I have ousted the old pieces (don't worry, some of them just need to be re-photographed) and added a few new pieces. I have a few more pieces that are ready but need to be photographed and listed. All in good time. Be sure to check my Etsy shop, shower the pieces