I Love Your Soul
It’s difficult to believe that it’s only been winter for a couple of days (officially). The times here are finally quiet with a sense of steadiness and lack of rushing, which is how I always think the end of the year should play out.
Quiet. Introspective. Cold. Steady. Restful.
Before all things begin anew.
I have a shop update scheduled for today at 11AM, and a second update scheduled for tomorrow at the same time! Please note, I am currently residing in the mountain standard time zone.
I hope to see you there!
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“…Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is
the strongest point of time…”
[Joy Harjo]
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December 3, 2015
I am having to cancel my participation in the winter market in the Methow Valley on December 12-13 — please expect an Etsy shop update on those days, instead.
[I have seen the osprey miss her mark, rise up from the river with her talons streaming with water and weeds, beat her wings dry on the hot updrafts at the cliffs edge and try again, with fire in her eyes.]
[An Unlikely Marriage Necklace]
[Rags & Riches Cuff]
[An Unlikely Marriage Ring]
[When you fling your head back to sing at the sky, sing of what is in your heart.]
Alright. Here’s what I have going on. On the 12th and 13th of December I will be up in Twisp Washington at the Confluence Gallery (my home gallery) for a winter market. I’m working hard in the studio now and all my inventory is committed to that show. I don’t know what has come over me since this is actually my second “market-y” thing I have done in less than six months and perhaps the fourth show I have done in my 9 years of smithing but I really enjoyed my open studio tour weekend this fall and when my gallery asked me to do this winter market, my heart wanted to, so I said yes.
It’s been a lot of work, building inventory for this thing, and I’m starting to get tired and to physically break down a bit (neck and shoulder and back stuff…the usual…nothing that the hot springs down the road can’t fix though!). I have seven more work days in the studio before I make a break for the North and I’m going to make them count!
If you are in the area or in Seattle or wherever, I would love to see you in the Methow Valley at the market! The valley is artist rich, as I have told you before, so if you come to see me and my wares prepare to enjoy the work of others, too! I will have a lot of work left over after this show and look forward to updating my Etsy shop, finally, as soon as I can once I am home in Idaho again.
As for the actual pieces coming out of my studio right now, well, I’m just making what I am witnessing out there. I’m living in the wild, high desert of Idaho right now on a huge river and the bird activity is insane. I’m learning so much from watching and being a part of the natural world around me! It’s so much fun. It’s so much fun and I am creating with such joy. Such joy. I can’t wait to offer up everything I’ve been working on.
I stayed in bed to watch the sunrise from the loft window we sleep beneath. It came up like thin gold and shone on me so bright and warm. I looked out and saw the river steaming and roiling, climbed down the ladder to the back door, shoved my feet in my boots and went walking in the crystals and newness of the day. Later, we went out for breakfast which is one of my favorite treats of all. Then we visited all the beautiful places. Before I knew it, the day was gone and night was settling and pooling black against the cliffs and we made pizza for dinner. Now we’re reading books, listening to music and sipping tea and wine. Winter was made for days like these.