Recently I had a friend ask me to re-string a necklace for her. The piece, which is from Africa was a gift from her boss who recently safaried there. However, the piece just didn’t fit her right. The focal pendants are hand painted ostrich shell and very unique. So, in an effort to sum up […]

Every artist has to start somewhere, right? Well, for me, in this little two bedroom, 1,000 sq. foot home and only one bathroom (yep, just one) I have to find somewhere to spread out my goodies and create. So, as sad as it seems, I have kicked my family out of the dining room for […]

Well, for those of you that know that Patrick is in Physician’s Assistant school at UNM, it just blows my mind how smart this guy is. I mean really, come on, when you’re in a program where everything you read is basically in latin, which you’ve never studied in your life and you get 98% […]

Ok, this is it. We’re live and kicking with The Branches at The Zen Tree. This is a simple place……
You can discover the behind the scenes motivations at The Zen Tree and get a little insight into
my inspirational world for my creations.
Also here is the on-going adventures of our family here in New Mexico. Basically, […]