Some days are so brilliant they’re hard to capture on film. Today is a great March day of teasing winds and warm sun full of promise.
We cut some trees Saturday and opened up the pond-side llama enclosure. Looking good. Not a lot of fire wood but we definitely gained water view footage. We opened it up for bluebirds and grazing. Still plenty of catbriar to go.
Sunday, November 28, 2010, 1–5pm
At the home of Cary & Nick Browse
228 Still River Road
Still River, MA
Cortni Frecha – Hats, paintings, greeting cards
In love with fiber for years, I make wool felt hats: knit and washed, they’re warm, sturdy and durable for the sloppiest weather. Each hat is one of a kind. Some hand-knit hats too.
I originally intended to decorate my house with Victorian style fancy trim of my own devising. As I began to sketch, animals crept in. The painted wood format is still meant as an architectural ornament. Much of my work goes nicely above a door or window indoors or in a protected location outside. Other pieces make an interesting departure from framed art, drawing the wall into the cut out spaces. Pieces range in size from 12” square to 3’ x 4’. Small works in paint, pencil and pastel.
http://www.arrowmakerdesign.com
Kate Ford Designs
Kate has been creating wearable bead art for over ten years. She
works with seed beads, Austrian crystals and pearls (Swarovski),
semi-precious stones, unique hand blown glass beads, fresh
water pearls, winding and/or crocheting them into intricate and
lovely pieces suitable for every day to special occasions. From
loomed work, peyote stitch and crochet beaded bracelets and
necklaces. http://www.kateforddesigns.com
Lily Baddour–Baddour Designs
Fifteen years ago, Lily Baddour went to a bead show looking for
just one little strand of pearls to make a bracelet ...!!… She came
home with an armful of beads that were too beautiful to leave
behind, and so her jewelry creations began. Her intriguing,
unusual designs incorporate semiprecious stones, freshwater
pearls, exotic sterling silver and 14k gold in ways that celebrate
the beauty of nature. Lily also enjoys designing custom pieces
that coordinate with a special outfit, and reworking a favorite but
broken necklace into something exciting and fresh.
We are quite excited about our new coop! It has lots of ventilation for hot summer days and lots of window for winter solar gain and happy light for chickens. While only 4’ x 5’, this coop is higher than I’ve built before and will offer more roosting options.
Still to be added: nesting boxes, chicken door & ramp, covered “porch” and fenced yard.
Three days and lots of sunshine have gained us much of a new chicken coop. We’ve built the floor w/legs and the wall panels. Today I leveled the site and set the cinder blocks. It remains to assemble the walls and to build the roof framing panels, get some roofing, hang doors. And then details: nesting boxes, doors w/ramps...... and the “covered porch.”
I’d like to have enough good photography and a cohesive body of work to enter some shows. Here are one or two recent shots.
