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joining.....

I have to admit, I've never been much of a joiner..art making can be a lonely business....many  hours, alone in the studio, nothing to keep company but your thoughts, trusty ipod (best invention since...

purple haze

As promised, I bring you February's birthstone, the much loved Amethyst. This stone said to cure hangovers, bring spiritual wisdom, and.. get this, capture wild beasts! The name itself comes...

fascination with gemstones....

Humans have had a long held fascination with gemstones. The pantheistic notion that 'rocks' can have magical properties is something many of us can relate to from our childhoods.... How...

my 2 cents.....

 'Tis the season for introspection, I just feel the need to put 'my 2 cents' in to the myriads of blog posts by artists I have read of late around...