What a Gold Star Day! Our laser-cut wooden pendants were featured on Page 6 of Interweave Press's August/September 2020 issue of Beadw...

It’s an uncertain time right now... ... BUT ... One thing is certain, LOVE IS LOVE! Today William asked me to marry him. And I said, YES...

Can it really be June? It seems like I blinked and MerMay was over. I don't know if it'll end for me just yet though. I think I ha...

Here is another new one for MerMay. I call it, "Scrying". Scrying is an old divination practice by gazing into reflective surfac...

I didn’t get to make as many pieces as I would have liked this month, but I got more done than I would have if I didn’t. I might have to a...

Here’s another creation for MerMay! I had these vintage wooden crescent moon shapes floating around the studio for a few years. I drilled ...

Here's another one for MerMay. In Celtic mythology, there's a creature called an Alp-luachra. It's also called a "Joint-e...

It has been super busy around here. So I haven't really had time to work on anything "extra" for awhile. At least not in any...

Here’s my latest MerMay creation! I grew up in Florida and while the beach was a short distance away, trips were infrequent. We were mostl...

Mermaids are one of those folkloric creatures that spring up pretty much in every coastal region. There's a fascination with the myste...

When I first started making jewelry, I was obsessed with chokers. And while I can still appreciate them, my heart flutters for a long neck...

When I was a little boy, my mom pulled me aside and dug around a red wicker box. From a jewelry box tucked inside, she produced a large pe...

I’ve been making jewelry for almost 20 years and over the years, I’ve amassed quite the collection of interesting components. Sometimes so...

I’ve been having such a wonderful time dreaming up creations that I think mermaids would wear! I imagine floating markets where the merf...

One of my favorite activities is combing the beach for treasure. I could spend hours looking for worn pieces of sea glass, interesting she...

I’ve had these vintage wooden crescents for awhile now. I wasn’t sure exactly what I’d do with them, but decided to drill the points out a...

There are all these wonderful stories of mermaids and other mer-creatures hiding their souls in objects like shells. I imagine that if you...

Whenever I embark on a series, I go into research mode. I start investigating from different angles. As with the winter series, I started ...

It’s no surprise that the past month or so has been a struggle for me. It has been a challenge for a lot of people. The first week was the...

I grew up in Florida and have fond memories of the beach. We used to get up super early and go fishing at Sebastian Inlet. When we got tir...

"Beira" by Andrew Thornton In my research on winter holidays and folklore, I found some interesting stories about Beira, also ...

"Mr. Tumnus" by Andrew Thornton I've always loved satyrs and fauns. I am drawn to in-between things. There's somethin...

We moved the shop back in April and have been making improvements as time and budget allows. There's still so much that we'd like to...

The folklore of La Befana, also known as the Christmas Witch, hails from parts of Italy. Flying through the air, La Befana delivers presents...

I started this painting a few months ago, but really, it has origins that stretch back much further. When I created this piece, I first bui...

I generally make things in "seasons". I can't always do this depending on my existing commitments, but this is the way that I...

What's this?!?! More holiday themed artwork? Yep! This time I delved into the world of the Nutcracker. I decided to create my version o...

Who remembers the stop motion animation, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" ? It was a holiday classic when I was growing up. One o...

I didn't grow up hearing stories about Krampus, who originates from Central European folklore, but when I found out about him, I became...

Not long after Paulo's dental surgery, we had to take him back in for blood in his urine. He had to undergo lots of tests and received ...