Kathy’s Blog

A Barn Owl on an old ivory piano key is held in an architectural brass piece.  An oxidized sterling triangular section at the top, represents the night sky and is pierced with stars.  Sterling cylinders on either side, begin the beaded section.  Antique brown glass tubes, with a scattering of tiny brass beads.  A hand made hook and eye clasp is easy to use, comfortable, and attractive.  This piece hangs at about 19″.  

$180

Sometimes I create drawings on beach stones with charcoal , which is often found at the site.  These drawings are left on the beach as offerings.

I now have my jewelry at Art on Main, in Bristol, Vt.  (A nice mountain town with cool people.)  I’ve been working hard to get a good sized lump of jewelry  to submit.  They are carrying several of the ivory pieces.  If you are in the area, go check it out!

Soon, I will also have jewelry in the gift shop  at  Basin Harbor Club.

I’m spreading myself thin these days.  Gardening, making art  and jewelry in the beloved studio space here.  The Kestrels are nesting over my head in the rafters, the chickens are happy and roaming about, butterflies and bees are active…. life is so sweet.

I had an unfortunate accident while at work on the last day of April.  I fell 12′ from a ladder and broke my wrist and radius.  I have had surgery, with a titanium plate and screws put in to stabilize the broken bones.  The doctor says it could take 3-9 mos. before I am able to lift something heavier than a paperback book.  This is a trying time for me, but I feel lucky the injuries were not worse.  I am alive, too!!!

So….. I am on a healing path.  I still have my dominant hand to funnel my creative ideas through.  It’s ironic that this injury has nudged me to focus on doing what I love.  Art! I will probably never go back to my interior painting job.  I will do murals when I have healed enough, and other decorative finishes.  Check out the new pics I have posted.

If any one reading this once thought about purchasing something from my website, but just didn’t get around to it for whatever reason, please reconsider.  I am offering some discounts to get some pieces moving to support myself as I heal these bones.  Email me and we can figure the cost breaks.

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I have been painting mannequin heads and selling them for display models for boutiques and jewelry stores. I buy the blanks, which are fiberglass reinforced plastic, and doll them up. This one measures 17″ high. Circumference of head is 20.5″. Each one is different. This gal has a pale blue-green dress with a v-bodice. She has long dark brown hair, blue eyeshadow, with both painted on and fake eyelashes. She has holes in her ears and can wear earrings.
These mannequins are perfect for any dress shop or private boudoir and can display earrings, necklaces, hats or scarves.

Here is a preview of “Pitcher and Pears”. 16″x16″ acrylic on canvas.

I’ll post it to the site soon.

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Welcome to my blog! Suppose I should say what I am up to…

Today I am putting varnish coats on “Pitcher and Pears”, which no one has seen yet. Will have it available to view soon.