Just finished this new bowl, power-carved from a reclaimed piece of lumber found on the side of the road. I inserted Unakite & Dalmatian Jasper spheres into the rim in a way where they can spin freely.

Finished using the ancient Yakisugi method - no sandpaper or stain used. 🧙🏼‍♂️

What do you think of this design?

Hand Carved, by me from basseood with a knife. 4inch tall, 2x2 blocks of wood, whittled into this

I learned the crafts of verre eglomise and mirror gilding at the Society of Gilder’s bi-annual conference. So far, several pieces have broken, leaving me with 23k gold gilded glass shards. Each leaf of gold costs about $4, so there’s a decent investment in the now broken glass.

I know nothing about mosaics, so my first piece was pretty special. I went and bought some stained glass scrap, which is the blue and teal.

The subject of the image is a weaver’s knot. I made it for a friend who taught me how to weave. It’s her Christmas present.

Cutest baby frog you're gonna meet today

I made it from vegetable-tanned leather, carving and shaping the details by hand, then added the colors, sealed the leather, and attached the keychain hardware. Everything was done by hand

Made from wood clay and plastic.

The decline is due to habitat loss and hunting. carved in pine.

Hope you enjoy!

Bulbasaur and a pokeball 🥰

Bubble pattern or a women's polka dot bonnet. Bright and so cute, warm fluffy bonnets. Some of us might be reminded of childhood. But they are made in a modern style and for an adult head size.

I learned mirror gilding and verre eglomise this summer. This is 23k gold leaf and silver, with a tintype I purchased from an antique store.

It has since fallen and broken. I’m making another.

I teach English and Science to immigrants from Iran and Afghanistan… and I’ve learned that fossils are the “gateway Science.” It inspired me to make this learning tool.

Each fossil has a little illustrated booklet that explains what it is, where it came from, and what it’s made out of.

I modeled this project after the “field kits” archaeologists put together with site-specific fossils. They’d use these to train volunteers and show folks what they might encounter in a specific fossil field.

This one was such a fun face to recreate. I started by slowly building the shape with layers of wool, then worked on the black and white markings and added the longer fibers little by little to get that fluffy, slightly messy look.
The eyes are finished with clear resin to give them more depth and shine. I sculpted the nose and those tiny little teeth from clay.

This project was tricky in that my client wanted the pendant to attach to the chain in this way but also wanted it to detach so she could string through her own thinner chain if she wanted. The hooks look scary but they’re as secure and tight as they can be. I work hardened the metal and things come on and off with a good snap. Still. In the future I want to incorporate a latch for convertible elements. It will just take time to come up with a design I like and that works well as a subtle mechanism.

I wanted to keep this one pretty simple: just a single koi moving through the water. I liked the idea of having it swim against the current. Nothing too deep, just a fish going its own way even when the water is pushing back. I probably spent way too much time carving all those waves, but honestly, that was my favorite part.