Craft part II

wood spoons

here are some better photos of the wood spoons and bead combo i put together to take to buckeye with me. they are made of California Bay, and Bottle brush (ohia).  each spoon took about half a day over some time to carve down and sand. i use a fine 600 grit sand paper finish, and they are made with the intention as medicine spoons, for those deep mason jars of wild crafted dried medicine and teas. 

the strands of beads that i paired up with the spoon handles

close up of the spoon heads. the detail of the heads came out of the wood.

small Bay Laural medicine spoons on top, Ohia dragon spoon on bottom

Crafts

Beads and wood Spoons.

Just thought i would post these photos of some crafts i was doing in advance of Buckeye primitive skills gathering for trading. and trade i did! i traded or sold almost all of my beads and wood spoons for a variety of interesting items including dried cooking herbs, a hand forged knife and sheathe, and tinctures. 

also is a photo of a Manzanita jewelry tree i made for Meredith to hang her earrings and such on. iv been toying with a simple design like this for a few years now, originally conceiving the idea for a friends clothing shop back on Long Island. 

i will be posting soon (hopefully) of a new workshop and space to set up for Olema Art and Design... the new glass bead operation i will be attempting and soon to follow maybe, possibly, art collective.... if all goes to devious plan....

Enjoy!

the collection of bay wood spoons (the smaller ones) Bottle brush wood spoons and assortment of hand made beads!

Baby goats!

Goat Babies?!

well this is a little late, but our 3 ladies had babies! Uma (my favorite darling) had hers first, which was a boy... i actually had a dream back in December about her having a boy... go figure...

Lupe was second with a girl, and Bodhi was last with twin girls! here are some photos of the darlings! before moving off the farm, we spent lots of time cuddling, paling around and playing with the herd. so much fun.

Abbotts lagoon with Richard... and life on a whim

  The time has come the walrus said... to talk of many things...

i have moved off the farm and into the greater West Marin. i am no longer "acting farm manager" at RDI. there is a lot moving, and so much going on, and i think my year was exactly what i needed and they needed.

so im free now, and the plan is to enact a few new projects.

one of which is reconnecting with the greater Point Reyes community that i lived with for my first year out here and its been great. Meredith and i woke up early for a solo track with Richard who invited us along for a visit and walk at Abbotts Lagoon.

Richard and Meredith checking the rodent activity

among the wonderful birds, amazing coyote tracks and unusual behavior, were bunnies, and apparently on the walk in from another wanderer, a mountain lion that was spotted.... we are skeptical.

i am now free to have more time... and so i will be attempting to update this blog a little more regularly and to a different tune of arts and nature connection. Permaculture will always ring true, but i think life is taking a different route of creativity and quiet mindfulness. following are some of the photo highlights from this morning!

Rabbits on the path

friend lounging