|| new gems in the shop ||

 Spent the day filling up the esty shop with a bunch of new jewelry and a few vintage pieces. 

Among a 1970s woven Native American belt and a 1960s grey floral frock dress, I listed raw Ametrine earrings and a Lapis Lazuli bracelet set.

 

A mid century design by Navajo artist Terry Martinez with sterling silver and dark turquoise gem stone. Size 5 1/2. Makes a wonderful pinky ring or a midi ring!

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|| knit-nerd ||

50.50 wool/acrylic blend - "Oatmeal"

 

My mother taught me to knit when I was in fourth grade. I was terrible at it but continued to do it anyway. By the time I got to high school I'd gotten a little better. One day I brought my knitting to school with me at Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences here in Tulsa. A friend saw me and asked me to teach her. I agreed and without knowing, laid the foundations for a knitting club that is still going strong at my high school today.

 

Finished scarf, with buffalo bone pin

 

It has a lot of different meanings to me. It always marks the beginning of fall and winter because who wants to hold new wool in their hands in the heat and mugginess of Oklahoma summers? Its a pleasant past time with infinite uses and a glorious palate of dyed yarns and specialty needles. My favorite things to make are cowls, scarves, infinity scarves, and beanies, but I also enjoy making hair bows and ear warmers. Things I'd like to make but haven't gotten around to it yet include fingerless gloves, leg warmers, and a blanket.

 

Making a huge chunky knitted blanket is a dream of mine - only you have to have the bones for a shopping cart full of skeins!   

 

A couple great places to look for yarn locally is Loops and surprisingly Michaels has a good selection of quality yarns as well.

|| mw logo ||

 

 

With a very big thank you to my father in law, Keith Whitfield, I now have a beautiful logo! I doodled it one day with a crummy ball point pen at work. He cleaned it up, gave it better shape and made it a solid logo. I love the way my initials look like old Norse runes.  

I also finally got to spend the time putting together proper tags for my jewelry inventory!

 

 

You can find a handful of my jewelry designs for sale at the "Made: Indie Emporium" in downtown Tulsa on 5th and Boston. It is a store of amazing local artists and designers with everything from t-shirts to home décor. Currently, that is the only location that I have jewelry at. Hopefully, I will have some inventory at their Pearl District location soon.   

 

Support local, Shop local!

|| native creative and the little craft show ||

American Buffalo Teeth, Czech glass spears, bone rounds, white tail deer hide string.

 

Czech glass spears and Swarovski crystal, grey glass and hand painted ceramic,
amber glass and silver beads, and elephant bone, howlite and bone rounds.

Above are a few recent pieces I have made for the art co-op that I am apart of called Native Creative.

A few of my team mates will be taking our goodies to  The Little Craft Show in Fayetteville Arkansas this coming weekend Dec 5th & 6th. If you live around the area you should stop in and support some lovely local Midwestern artists and makers.  

 



|| ethereal window ||

 

 

 

Very excited to be working on my winter art show. For now the working

title is "Welcoming Winter" and I'm hoping to have it near the winter solstice.

 

The premise is recycled and reclaimed plant material and little scavenged things 

that are made into frames. They each have a unique name and meaning.

 

This one is the "Ethereal Window": a frame made of fallen oak, turkey feathers,

copper wire, deer hide, crystal quartz, and a little brass bell. The idea was a

spiritual portal through which wondering ethereal beings could enter or exit

this plane, ringing the bell as they pass.