Sorry I’ve been a slacker about new updates, but hey that typically means lots of new pictures. This past weekend my friend Pam and I participated in this year’s first barrel race of the season out at Rockin’ Horse Ranch in Stanley. We have been preparing for the race season for the past 3 months […]

Here’s one of the bear fetishes completed.

If you see recent post on playing with clay you can see the before pictures. This little guy was inspired by the Freedom to Roam Campaign through Patagonia. This fetish and others will be available through Zen Tree Acre, and a portion of the purchase will go to Freedom […]

I was recently moved by the latest essay found in the catalog of one of my favorite companies on the planet, Patagonia. This year, Patagonia’s campaign is “Freedom to Roam”, a long term initiative dedicated to establishing migration wildways for animals between protected land areas.

Global warming is forcing wild animals to shift habitats. If migration […]

I love working with fiber. When I discovered I could make little figurines, or virtually anything out of fiber, I was floored. Working with texture, color, shape, and contrast in a 3D spectrum was such an awakening after spending so many years in the 2D field of photography. I like how a piece starts as […]

Since I began this journey of expressing myself through jewelry and fabric, I have been on the hunt for good resources for materials that are either certified fair trade, organic, handmade, or eco-conscious. In the world of jewelry materials, it is extremely difficult to find materials that are not mass produced in a sweat shop, […]

For those of us that like to create, inspiration can come from many different places. Sometimes the materials used are  inspiriring, or our surroundings, or personal life experiences, or a certain special someone. Even a cause or passion can become inspiration for creation. Many times we are inspired by other artists and crafters. For me, […]

Sunday we had plans to gather and celebrate one of my sister’s birthdays. She had requested a beaded halter, with her horse’s name beaded on the noseband. I managed to pull it off, but wasn’t thoroughly impressed with the final result, hence no picture. But, I gave it to her and now have learned my […]