Fossils

October 17, 2011 by
While in Alaska this summer, my 
girlfriend and I went fossil hunting on the coal 
cliffs near her home.  I happily whacked away at stones with a little hammer and let out a blissful OOHHHhhhHHhhhh 
whenever I found a particularly 
lovely (and intact) fossil.  It was a simply sinful amount of fun. 
I brought my favorite fossils home from Alaska and have them displayed on one of the end tables in the living room here at The Gables.
They’re magical little ancient things.  Aren’t they?
I haven’t stopped thinking about fossils since I returned from Alaska and have been pondering for a few months now how to make my own versions of fossils with silver, of course.  
(Wo)man made fossils!
Can you imagine?

Then!  I had a eureka moment and, voila!
[sterling — Idaho beach stone and Idaho fern] 

[sterling & freshwater pearl — Alaskan beach slate & Idaho fern]

Once I started,
I found I just could not stop!
These beauties are (as usual): 
Organic!
Natural.
Textural.
Elegant.
Solid.
Weighty.

They make me happy.
Very happy.
Filed Under: fossil series, New Jewelry
October 16, 2011 by

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Filed Under: garden, gardening
October 14, 2011 by
Before we all head off to our cocktail parties 
and whatnots this Friday afternoon I wanted to 
give you all a big yee haw and an interwebular hug!  I hope you had a wonderful week.  Truly, I do.
Have a tremendous weekend.  Make it extraordinary.  
Be buoyed up by the delicate and rich details of life.  
Read a wonderful book.  Write a soulful poem.  
Capture an image that makes your heart soar.
Sleep in.  Eat delicious, fresh food.  Cuddle your cat on the love seat.  Kiss your baby boy.  Ride a ferris wheel with your true love.  Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and be fully present.

Also, if you have a moment, please watch this short TED talk on nurturing creativity.
It is so meaningful to me and puts into dynamic words what my creative effort has become for me
these past two years — honestly, I’m just showing up as often as I can.  I think you’ll enjoy it but I think you can also learn from it.

Be well, dear friends.

x

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Filed Under: Uncategorized

JAM WINNERS

October 13, 2011 by
Thank you all for the beautiful comments you left on the 
fourth annual plum jam giveaway — it was like reading a sea of snippets of 
poetry.  I loved everything you had to say!

Quite officially and randomly generatedly (not a real word),
the winners of the jam packages are comment numbers
41, 26, 137, 107 and 18:
If you gave me your email address, I’ll
be contacting you about where to mail your package.
If you didn’t give me your email address, 
I hope you see this announcement and email ME!
thenoisyplume@gmail.com

Thank you all.
You’re wonderful.
x
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October 13, 2011 by

Doe in Snow Neck Piece ::: The Quiet Ones Series
[sterling, copper, silk & enamel]

I’ve been terribly excited about returning to this series with the onset of cooler weather.  Actually, I’ve been thrilled about being able to enamel again, in general.  I missed it very much during the summer months when my un-air-conditioned workspace is simply unbearable with the added heat of a kiln.  The studio, when I’ve had moments to work these past couple of weeks, is thrumming with energy, light and that steadiness that comes with hard work.

:::ALSO:::
There’s been the adventure of embarking upon a photo project with one of my best friends.
My involvement with the creative team for this incredible e-course [I promise Maddie!  I’ll have my thoughts and images to you tonight.  TONIGHT!].
There is something small and wild taking up a lot of my time…I don’t feel ready to share it with you quite yet.  But it makes me so happy.
There’s a poem I want to write about the wasps that live in my attic — the words string themselves out in my mind when I’m falling asleep at night.
There’s a cup of hot tea nearly every hour, on the hour, to warm my autumn bones.
There’s a bit of soul fire to match the red of the scrub maples as they turn.
There are twenty thousand emails for me to answer but I can’t sit still long enough to get the work finished.
All of our firefighter friends are done their work for the year and are back in town so there has been the beauteous behooving of scintillating sociality many nights of the week followed by the sudden quiet of all the boys 
leaving for their antelope hunt in Wyoming.
I can’t stop listening to this.
Very shortly, there will be some girls and I in a forest service cabin just outside of West Yellowstone for a couple of days.  
There have also been image submissions at the request of Getty Images (such a wonderful experience).  Perhaps, sometime, you might see Plum smiling on a bag of dog food at the grocery store (rest her crazy little darling soul)!
There is a stack of letters from friends that need responses, an extra quilt on the bed and plum jam on toast in the mornings.
Oh!  And this book just handed to me by the mailman — which is so beautiful and haunting!

I have a couple of details to wrap up out in the studio before I make myself lunch.  Can you believe I’m still eating from my garden every single day?
Shortly, I’ll have: roasted beets with a side of baby carrots, kale, patty pan squash, zucchini and garlic lightly sauteed in butter.

Tra la la!
x 


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Filed Under: enamel, general rambling, the quiet ones
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