Month: May 2021

Staying healthy in a crazy time

Staying healthy in a crazy time

how do we stay healthy in a crazy time we live in? i am thinking about the obvious things we can do to stay healhty… explore my list

Walk in the Woods

Walk in the Woods

There is something special about a walk through a lush forest – fresh scents of the pines, and the green leaves… energizing and restorative to the soul. Inspired by this experience we created a soap of that name which offers a fresh and clean scent, rich lather and gentle cleaning….

How are you handling life?

How are you handling life?

On January 1 of 2021 i think we all thought we were saying good bye to a pandemic crazy year, and hello to more of a normal year. But as the months roll on the news of our world seems to be continuing to spin out of the normal path, leaving us learning to cope with stress, and try to find new skills for getting through it. I have to be honest in that there are times when i feel a bit like a child wanting to yell “make it stop”, expecting a magical wand’s pass return us to a world we once understood. But it is clear that wont be happening.

Lets play with Silk

Lets play with Silk

Its time again to come and play in my studio – yes, silk play days are back. I am offering times in AJune and July. In one day you can actually complete your scarf and wear it home. the studio is air conditioned, and if its comfortable we can also open windows for a lake breeze

Black Amber Vanilla

Black Amber Vanilla

Once in a while a customer makes a suggestion for a soap scent profile that turns out to be amazing. It was an inspiration to blend Black Amber with Vanilla. Black Amber as a scent is very exotic – a blend of incense fragrances and a note of spice.

Its our wedding anniversary

Its our wedding anniversary

On this day 41 years ago we began our marriage on a rainy stormy afternoon. There are moments when it seems like it was just yesterday that we walked into that church. And yet 41 years have passed and its kind of hard to believe 

Jury news

Jury news

We applied only to a few big art festivals this year, and then wait until the jury makes a decision if we are a fit for their event. One event we have done since 2012 is a labor day weekend event at Hale Farm and village in Bath, Ohio. Hale is a reconstructed 18th century midwestern villiage, with historic interpreters, and artisans working in the manner common to that age. Its also a working farm, with a plethora of animals and the farm is run by the Western Reserve Historic Society. For the labor day weekend it transforms into 150 artist tents throughout the grounds as well as food and music. Made in Ohio Art Festival is the name. And it is just a wonderful experience.