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01 · 2020
Plants & bonsai
Where it started: shaping little trees, a greenhouse full of pitcher plants, and a lot of time outside looking at the sky.
Plants
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02 · Feb – Apr 2021
Tumbled stone
A rock tumbler, a bag of rough stones and a lot of patience. Then a drill, so the stones could be worn.
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03 · May – Jun 2021
Wire & silver
Copper wire around a crescent moon, then wire-wrapped pendants, then proper silver bezels holding stone and fossil.
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04 · Jun – Aug 2021
Fire: metal casting
A furnace on the back deck, a crucible and molten metal. Out came ammonites, shells and trilobites.
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05 · Jul 2021
Beachcombing
Found while exploring the planet: a trip to the coast for fossils, sand dollars and shells, which went straight into the New Life pieces.
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New Life reel: from the beach to finished pendants -
06 · Sep – Dec 2021
Color, patina & heat
The casts got color. Bright painted ammonites, copper leaves, sea glass in metal, flaming hearts and circuit-board pendants.
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07 · Jan – Jun 2022
Resin worlds
Wood and resin pendants, tiny moss-and-mushroom worlds sealed in clear resin, sculpted flowers and a dandelion caught in a sphere.
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A resin "galaxy" box, tilted -
08 · Jun 2022 – 2023
Living art
Art that grows. Kokedama, plants mounted on driftwood, bottle terrariums, twisted wood vases and orchids rooted on branches.
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09 · 2023 – 2024
The greenhouse
The greenhouse became its own piece: aroids, bromeliads, begonias and staghorns, arranged like a gallery you can walk through.
Plants
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10 · Late 2024 – nowRIGHT NOW
Driftwood & sculpture
Weathered wood, cleaned and finished, standing on its own. Some pieces glow from inside, some get a silver finish.
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Nothing in that material yet. Give it a month.