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team davey/booth

my sweetie finally bought his tig welder! 

(granted we'll need many more tools to fully enjoy it....)
hooray, more tools!!

thus dawns the age of collaboration and a more serious studio! it's about time!

here is one of his first jewelry designs, a stainless steel ring to go with my 'annelid' series.

shown with one of my new ring designs, compound eye ring, fabricated from an up-cycled clip on earring (limited edition of 4, two remaining), for the etsymetal insect challenge.

modeled by the fabulous alaraca, an important new friend i met as an etsy customer half a continent away

thank you, sandra, for all of your support!  xoxo

stay tuned for more stainless steel jewelry, furniture, and accessories!

pinball publishing

(is it weird to covet a publishing service?)

i am completely enamored of pinball publishing (here in portland), and look forward to getting some high-quality, eco-friendly promotional materials printed, using soy-based ink and recycled papers.

i met founders laura and austin whipple through our mutual midwife (the highly recommended ellie legare);
not only are they lovely and welcoming people- whom i really want to support!- their products are seriously impressive! 
(one example being the first in their series of designer cards: hare illustration by brent wick- printed with gold and black ink on recycled chipboard stock...luscious!)

seed magazine

photo: neri oxman (materialecologist), by noah kalina

if you're looking for some brain food, check out my new favorite magazine, Seed magazine.

Seed is a smart and stylish modern magazine with 'a passion for science and ...(the) advocacy of science literacy around the world.' 

apparently, they've been around since october 2005 (order back issues here), but they caught my attention a few months ago (thank you anne!) with the headline: 'the future of science...is art?'

the current issue, 'the  design issue', continues to explore the developments in art and design as it relates to the advancement of modern science.  (hooray!)

my own interest has always been split between art and science
(i plan to go back to school for something bio-chem-related when the bean enters kindergarten...)
expect many more science geek posts here as i renew my interest in reading up on modern science. 
thank you, seed!!

pandora radio

there was a time when i used to go music shopping regularly, and built up a modest yet enjoyable itunes and cd library.  which has been more or less stagnant for years now. 
enter pandora radio.
what fun!  you simply enter the name of an artist you like, and pandora creates a playlist based on the qualties of your choice, cross referenced with their 'music genome project'.
(you can guide the selections with a thumbs up/down)
lately, my favorite stations have been 'lovage' and 'rodrigo y gabriela.'
your recommendations are welcome!

stonewood

my parents' house is no longer for sale!

instead, i am moving back to it, with my little family!

my father attended a workshop at earthwood building school,  then he and my mother spent the next 15+ years building and living in this special home.