When a traveller in north central Massachusetts takes the wrong fork at the junction of Aylesbury pike just beyond Dean’s Corners he comes upon a lonely and curious country. The ground gets higher, and the brier-bordered stone walls press closer and closer against the ruts of the dusty, curving road. The trees of the frequent […]

S   A   T   O   R A   R   E   P   O T   E   N   E   T O   P   E   R   A R   O   T   A   S This palindrom was first discovered on the floor of a […]

Girl with the burning golden eyes, And red-bird song, and snowy throat: I bring you gold and silver moons, And diamond stars, and mists that float. I bring you moons and snowy clouds, I bring you prairie skies to-night To feebly praise your golden eyes And red-bird song, and throat so white. – Vachel Lindsay […]

Bespoke is an adjective for anything commissioned to a particular specification. It may be altered or tailored to the customs, tastes, or usage of an individual purchaser. Origin: The word “bespoke” is derived from the verb “to bespeak”, meaning to “speak for something”. The particular meaning of the verb form is first cited from 1583 […]

Just a little post to share a few of the new things I’ve created these past months. Some of them were imagined as special gifts for some very special friends, some were custom orders. But most of them will find their way to the shop in january. And some will be with me at my […]

It is the power of faith that differentiates authentic Indigenous art from contemporary Indigenous crafts – Froelich Rainey – My “faith”, if there is such a thing, resides in Nature. If there is one thing I worship, it is the pure, inner power of Nature. Its beauties never cease to humble me. I try to […]

Leaves motionless. The strong pines wave above them, and the weak grasses tremble beside them. – John Ruskin –

A menhir is a rude monolith set up on end, a great single stone, the base of which is buried deep in the soil. Thus “menhir” seems to be derived from the Welsh or Brythonic maen, “a stone” and hir, “long”. Recent research has established that these monuments are sepulchral in character, and that they […]

To send the noon into the night and break The sunless halls of Hades into Heaven ? Till thy dark lord accept and love the Sun, And all the Shadow die into the Light – Lord Alfred Tennyson –

But there’s a full moon risin’ / Let’s go dancin’ in the light We know where the music’s playin’ / Let’s go out and feel the night – Neil Young – Harvest Moon –