.2025.

May 2025 be filled with:

joy

adventures

love

presence

good food

deep conversations

travel

new landscapes

familiar places with new perspectives

ritual

peace

lightness of being

creative projects

new discoveries

feelings of being at home

tight hugs

long drives with a view

little getaways

big explorations

studio time

new friendships

deepen friendships

connected moments

vulnerability 

laughter 

fun

playfulness

excitement

desire

discipline 

belonging

feeling seen

time in the mountains

camping trips

dips in the river

overnight kayaking trips

time with the ocean

slow mornings

walks

poems

new ideas

listening to understand

lots of art

teaching

learning

flow

intentional practices

expansion

and a blessing from one of my favorites, John O'Donohue

-----------------------------------------

A blessing for presence

Awaken to the mystery of being here
and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.

Have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.

Receive encouragement when new frontiers beckon.

Respond to the call of your gift and the courage to
follow its path.

Let the flame of anger free you of all falsity.

May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame.

May anxiety never linger about you.

May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of
soul.

Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek
no attention.

Be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.

May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven
around the heart of wonder.

~ John O’Donohue ~

.2024.

a picture from my front window at 12:00AM on 1/1/24

May 2024 bring:

Devotion

Discernment

Joy

Adventure

Intentionality

Meaningful relationships 

Community 

Space to create

New perspectives 

Groundedness

Clarity

Nature

Vast spaces 

Newness 

Familiarity 

Nourishing conversations 

Written letters

New recipes

Shared meals

Rituals

Seasonal attunement

Good books

Learning 

Peace

Serendipitous moments

Belonging

Laughter 

Playfulness 

Dips in the ocean 

Kayaking 

Sunbathing 

Hikes 

Camping 

Coffee outside

Explorations 

Courage 

Gratitude

Love

Hugs

Kisses

Late nights 

Early morning adventures 

Joy - resounding joy

Rest without need for validation 

Soft days

Deep breaths 

some pictures from the almost annual Ancient Lakes hikes....oh the beauty!

.studio flow.

 This weekend I spent time in the jewelry studio for the first time in a long time. The energy just arrived out of nowhere and I listened. I spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning working out two ideas, in a flow. It felt refreshing to feel the familiar flow and transcendence of working with metal where time seems to disappear. Coming back to the studio reminded me that things take the time they need. Don't worry abut another season, just be here and know it always keep moving. Sometimes it comes back and sometimes it take us somewhere else, but the time is always right. 

During my last week using my residency at the Grunewald Guild, I was focused on iterating design ideas inspired by the river. This has been a studio practice in the past, taking an idea in one medium and translating it to another. So that's what I did, I took the fiber ideas around the river, flow, and current into post earrings. I love the movement that came out of the pieces and want to try making a couple of these to see where they land and evolve.

The other piece I made was from a rock found at one of my favorite places, Ancient Lake, an incredible vast coulee formed by the Missoula floods. I wanted to make a piece that mirrored the coulee and the open - expansiveness.