These polymer clay canes look like a weird bunch of mushrooms growing out of my studio table.

And here she is - the latest addition to the mini-pendants!

Yesterday was one of those mornings when I felt like I could've used a little more sleep, a little more food, a little more coffee, etc....

 "Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be."  ~ Carr...

I 'm still plugging away on this anchor cane. The blizzard stole a couple of production days from me but I'm back on track. This can...

My daughter told me she learned recently that if you found yourself starving to death in the desert, you would start to crave things like ...

I refer to these most recent canes as simple/complex canes. This is truly an oxymoron."Simple" because the images are just that, g...

As I was reducing this heart cane the other day I was a bit worried wondering if maybe I should have over exaggerated the arro...

I'm up early on this Saturday morning. My house is nice and quiet...for the  moment. I think I'll savor it for awhile. Yesterday I...

New heart. My goal is to work with strong color palettes and simple designs this go round. With the intent of reducing these images dow...

This time of the year relying on the sun to expose photopolymer plates can be tricky. A constant guessing game - trying to estimate how long...

Just found out we made the cover of the Boston Gift Show Guide !

Now that the holidays are over I will be putting most of my efforts into my booth and product for the Boston Gift Show coming up in March....

Here's wishing you the happiest Christmas and if it's a holiday you don't celebrate may your day be filled with peace and joy! S...

Opened up a drawer today looking for a pin to hold my sweater together and found these unfortunate souls. A project from days ling ago - pro...

I am so much like Herbie from Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer it's uncanny. Not only is my hairstyle very similar, as well as my taste...

A couple of friends of mine and myself have decided that rather than referring to this necklace - shown here in shades of grey - as an ...

Ugh - has any one out there noticed the influx of websites and blogs devoted to teaching creatives how to find their way , stay on course ...

Boy - looks like we've got a good plan for the Boston Gift Show coming up in March! Right Demo Dollies?!

These very lightweight mod earrings remind me of something Goldie Hawn would wear while go-go dancing on Laugh-In. Wow, did I just age mys...

Sometimes I wonder if my jewelry has a better social life than I do.

I've got some mini pendants listed on my Etsy site . More on the horizon. Any requests?

Today I'm thankful for –amongst other things – being featured in the Arts Business Institute's 2nd Annual Great Handmade Holiday ...

Deep in the heart of summer when it was warm and I wasn't consumed with eating my weight in junk food daily, I started to make a turtle ...

As a micro business - deciding the proper merchandising venue is critical.  Can one make it in the wholesale market? The big kicker here...

Here's a peek into the production process of a cane I had been working on this week. I thought I had documented it a little better but...

Nothing to do with the elections - but I'm feeling depleted and defeated today. I'm considering buying a helmet so that when I bang ...

Our owls are featured in South Shore Living Magazine this month. Hooray! In a conversation I had with editor Maria Ferri in September – sh...

I spent last week in Ireland. We jammed a lot into a short visit - just a week. We needed way longer than that! The Cliffs of Moher were b...

As we draw nearer to choosing who will run our country over the next four years I won't try and sway your decision either way. I think t...

While I await my shipment of new belt buckle blanks I am still creating unique designs in multiple palettes. The transformation from raw cla...

I am Twitter illiterate - or close to it. I admit I have attempted to Tweet on my HomeGrown account but pretty much failed miserably. I...

So happy to see a change in the weather and feel the sun on back again this morning. The greys, blacks and whites of this latest belt buckle...

Ansel and I were invited to the opening of an awesome new restaurant in my neighborhood called Turner's Yard . The star-studded Satur...

Tee shirts, shorts and flip flops have given way to jeans and sweaters...and maybe boots next week as the temperature dips lower and lower. ...

Yahoo! - I was able to shoot some images of the owls - yes, the owls - that I've been working on to post on Etsy . Not so sure how effec...

Last year when I took my sojourn to NYC to try my luck at a casting call for Project Accessory I was required to bring 5 pieces of my wo...

Did you know that a group of owls is called a parliament?

Violet, sunflower and cornflower - fall garden colors hanging 'round your neck.

My signature piece - a cane covered owl with Swarovski crystal eyes on a 36" ball chain - all sanded and polished - he's ready to...

On September 8th I landed back in the land of reality after spending a beautiful week on St. Kitts. Excited to get back to the studio and ...

It's getting to be owl season again. Headed off to explore the Leeward Islands on Friday. I'll be back to create more feathered frie...

I felt a little like Tippi Hedren as I battled with a feathery visitor today vying for studio space. I have no idea when the little creatu...

As the summer is slowly winding to it's last days I can feel myself just itching to get back to a structured day. I'm busy at work b...

One thing I've discovered during these warm summer days that it's near impossible to work with canes - even the sturdiest clay get...

At a stand still due to an equipment malfunction. That's okay - I have a fine art commission I'm supposed to be working on so this...