League of NH Craftsmen's Annual Fair

If you've been following my blog this year, you know it was a long, hard winter, filled with injuries and surgeries and setbacks. I'm now officially behind on EVERYTHING!

I don't even have new postcards made up for my biggest show of the year, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Annual Fair.

At first I felt bad, but then I realized I still have the same really red hair as in the postcard's photo. So I'm using it!

Even though many many things did not get done this year, I do have some lovely new work. Please stop by my NEW booth location: Tent 7, Booth 703. It's at the bottom of the hill, so when you're done browsing the entire fair, you don't have to walk back up to the top of the hill to see me again!

For directions and information on the Fair: http://www.nhcrafts.org/craftsmens_fair/fair_home.html

This year I've added OTTERS to my line of animals.

When I began my journey as an artist, I had a burning desire to make animal artifacts. I made them look like an ancient artist had carved amulets of ivory and soapstone. I pretended she wore them daily until they were worn smooth by the touch of human hands.

The first artifact I made was running horses. They run in perfect freedom. They said, be the artist you've always dreamed of being.

The second artifacts were fish—fossil fish. Buried in layers of sediment, they dream of forgotten oceans. They told me to swim hard no matter how far away the water seems.

The third artifacts were bears. When things got hard, they told me to be strong, and brave, and to think more slowly. This is when I began to write professionally.

The fourth artifacts were birds. They bring song and messages from the far corners of the earth. They urge me to tell more stories.

The fifth artifact was a bull, a gift for a wise woman. Her wisdom is rich and deep, and her birth sign is Taurus. The bull reminds me to give thanks.

The sixth artifact is an otter. He reminds me to be playful and enjoy every minute of life.

Glacier Series

See my Glacier Series, with gorgeous rough chunks of minerals and semi-precious stones in beautiful colors: aquamarine, ice blue, crystal and pale green.

Also my Mojave Series, with the intense and vivid desert colors of the American Southwest -- coral, lapis, turquoise and black lava beads. I use real semi-precious stones and antique trade beads, traded throughout the American west in the 1800's.

And don't miss my vintage button jewelry, accented with antique trade beads. They have a retro/Japanese look to them, and are colorful and fun.

For more information, and a map and brochure you can download, please visit http://www.nhcrafts.org/OpenStudio.htm.