Gearing up
This is my fourth chainmaille bracelet in four days! Each one totally different and fun - I am learning...
Surprise visit
Surprise! Look who came to visit.
I was out on the back porch journaling, enjoying the quiet and...
2021 Repujado Classes
NOTE: Regarding 2021 Repujado (metal embossing) classes:
▶︎ I will continue to teach metal embossing...
Arizona Sage Art Market
Hope you can make it to market!
WHO: 35+ Local Artists
WHAT: Arizona Sage Art Market
WHEN:...
A creative rainbow
A creative rainbow, our February 2021 class - Faux Marbling and Handbound Journals.
Rain- Snow- and Graupel
Yesterday was so phenomenal with a continuous light rain, snow, and "graupel".
When the...
Set Your Sail
set your sail
and the journey begins
thoughts and dreams of blue
the moon sweeps down
Thank You
Thank you to all of you who have supported me over the years, read my newsletters, come to classes,...
Busy building a new space
This little wren and I have been busy, busy, busy, building. She's been building a cozy nest, a new...
Our River Girl
This has been a rough week for the Abare household. Our most senior dog at 13+ years, River, was quite...
Feel the love
Monsoon rain! Feeling the love! The rain lasted about an hour; we sat out on the porch and enjoyed...
The futon
This week I visited friends, several thrift stores and consignment shops. Ooooh, what fun! I have missed...
Kumihimo
Hand-beaded, handwoven, 8-strand Kumihimo with reverse spiral. 7 colors. Size 8 beads. Adjustable 22”-34”....
Bookbinding
Recently I attended a day-long Zoom class on bookbinding. We had the most amazing teacher, Ali Manning...
Rebirth
The last in my “Grateful Heart” series, this green beauty is called, “REBIRTH”. A hand-beaded and woven...
Ocotillo Fire
2020 in Arizona has all the key attributes of a major motion picture.
Pandemic, floods,...
Sun Bunny
Hiding in plain sight while taking a sun bath, this young cottontail was unperturbed by my interest...
Wishing Stone
My most recent Kumihimo necklace; a 5-color fade. The heart stone is Jasper and is what my aunt would...
Tiny Treasures
At 5 Acre Arts, two tiny treasures were discovered amongst the infestation of globe chamomile. Two...
Textures
During our COVID “shelter at home” period, some folks are organizing, some are cleaning, some are creating,...
Bees love purple
This month, encouraged by recent rainfall, the dreaded and noxious plant known as stinknet (or globe...
Sweet Sadie
16 years ago we lived in New River, Arizona, way off the beaten path, on five luscious acres of Sonoran...
Thank You Monkey Mail
F ree
R eally
E quals
E xpensive
This has been a crazy month filled with angst, thank...
Zen Weave on a Rock
My latest creative experiment.
I didn’t have any of the suggested materials so I made do with...
2020 Schedule of Classes
Apparently Saturdays are not good class days for everyone, and one day a month is not enough, so I...