I love animal Totems. A few years ago we spent the summer in PEI. I would walk the beach daily for treasures. There somehow were a lot of feathers, which i started using in little hanging feather/bead gifts for people. Haven't quite figured out how...
One of the ways i gather ideas is through Pintrest. it's a great way to peruse through inspirational work to plant the seed for your own creative process. Here's my environmental art board: [fts pinterest pinterest_name=khadley56 board_id=environmental-art type=single_board_pins] And my Birdhouse art board: [fts pinterest pinterest_name=khadley56 board_id=birdhouses type=single_board_pins] ...
This summer i decided to actively sell my baskets. I worked on creating an inventory for a local craft/farmer's market held every friday. The day came and with great trepidation i set my table up. It was pretty amazing and scary to sit there and have...
There is always a great joy in creating, especially when you go off on a tangent, which then opens up a whole new vision. These ah moments are what artists thrive on. For me it sparks a flow which some of my best work evolves. Early...
Typically once i gather my needles, i work them into a bundle with tops pointing in same direction, then i take the ends off. If the needles are fat, i'll split them into individual elements, if they are thin i leave them in the group...
One of the great adventures of pine needle basket making is gathering the needles. The first step in the process is to find the needles, no easy task as it turns out! To me the perfect needle is something that's fairly long (aprox the length of...