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...
Hidden In The Hills Open Studio Tour 2019

Robin's Nest - Studio 36
> Gordon Mischke http://gordonpaulmischke.com
"My art is a record...
Exaltation

Shirt sleeve days, not quite "flannel nights", but our daytime temps are cooler... definitely cooler!
Stay inside and play

Heat and no relief in sight. Where are our refreshing monsoon rains?
In an effort to stay inside...