Looking back at my project photos from 2021, I'm realizing it was a long year in the COVID cloud, but I’m starting off 2022 feeling grateful for how much I grew as a maker in 2021.Â
I got to work on some amazing projects, such as crib spindles for my talented woodworker friend Tori Angelini (vangelini.com) to use in the crib she made for her newborn daughter.Â
Also in the spring, I started a collaboration with macramé artist Sam Tower of Macramé By Monday. I made large one-of-a-kind beads for her to feature in her hand knotted plant hangers.Â
In the fall, I completed two large bowls for a client from a cherry log that grew on their property.Â
In time for the holidays, I learned how to do marbling on wood and made several Christmas ornaments. I’ll definitely be making more for next season.
For now, I’m having a quiet January, reorganizing my shop and wood stash and getting back into commission work. I’m also getting back to half-finished projects like this ash bowl with a crack in its side. I started it last summer and set it aside. I figured it was a good candidate for experimentation, so I tried out using fabric dye to tone it and I’m happy with how it’s looking…except for the crack.Â
It should be good for dry food or just as a catch-all. Let me know if you’d like it, it’s half-price.
I don’t have much left in my Etsy shop, just a few bowls and spoons (acorn wood shop), but Macramé by Monday has a bunch of things for sale over in her shop. She has plant hangers and wall hangings with oiled branches provided by me. I really love this one.
Be well,
Julia