I am an artist.

I don't need to see my work on a fancy gallery wall nor do I need to sell out my workshops or paintings to know I am an artist.

I am an artist because I see beauty everywhere. In everything.

The way ice melts on a spring day, they way the clouds form during a storm, the stunning colors of the lake on a sunny day, the rust on a decaying shed and yes even the march of ants (not happy they are in my kitchen but still amazing and awesome and I was really sad I killed some of them)

I see the beauty in all those things and I HAVE to attempt to recreate that feeling in my own little way. Never do I come close to capturing the simplicity and splendor that happens naturally all around us. What I do is create something that I can keep as a reminder of the beauty of life.

I am an artist.

Classes Your Way!

Go on up to the workshops tab up there to the left below the Persimmons Studio banner and check out Classes YOur Way! You take the class you want when you want! Wheeeeeee.

This little gem of a bracelet is something you can create in the Metal Stamping Class :)

My new studio!

My new studio! , a photo by gkgeiser on Flickr.