The Dark Side of day 11...

Today we have a little dark side happening....this is for my cuz who was the only backer from Friday...Thanks so much for supporting cuz....

Niclas 

Stats are: 91% Funded, with 37 backers and 19 days to go....

I have a limit of 10 on the $120 but has been so popular that I've added 5 more...

Got some fun things in the mail...new Art Jewelry Magazine which features the hardware story and you can see my photos on their online gallery...

 http://cs.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/BAJCS/media/g/hardware-store-jewelry/default.aspx

Also got something from the dark side, my bike zine....rad...

Earrings in the works that I started yesterday...tree branches from wilderness...

Copper ears that I started as well (sorry blurry pix, let's just say it's artsy)...

I've been working hard trying to get some new work going...next week I hope to have a ton more done....

 

Destroyed my first tire yesterday....was having too much fun with my new suspension...

Til tomorrow and remember you don't know the power of the dark side....

 

Po and Go for day 10....

I feel like most of the time my life is either like a roller coaster or a pogo stick, up and down, up and down....lately life has been on the up side....especially because of all the rad support I've gotten towards my art....

A very special Pogo thank you to my kickstarter supporters from Thursday for helping me jump over some tough hurdles...

Sara Bucy

Emily Fredrix

Virginia Holthus

Cindy Morris

Melissa Cable

90% funded, with 36 backers and 20 days to go....wow, thanks to you all for making this possible...

On the way to the store in the am I was noticing that all the cars were covered with this crazy green pollen from the trees, can't see it too well on my car but no wonder my allergies are crazy....

  

Also found this melted snickers bar that I forgot from a ride earlier is week, opps...surprised it was still there...

 With those eyes how can you not have a little play time before work...sometimes she moves like a pogo stick when she's really hyper...love you crazy dog....

Finally got in the studio and got some work done...Black Walnut necklace is finished, wore it to work last night and was a hit!!!

 Finished my crazy black walnut ring...diggin it....

 Nothing is better after a long day than some Jesus love filled with booze....my favorite....

 Came home to something pretty amazing, CVO got me a new suspension fork for skid mark...I've been riding ridged for the pass couple of months and before that I was using CVO's old fork that had little suspension...so this is new for me...will help me get over some huddles too...wow, suspension is a whole new world for me....

Hope everyone has an amazing weekend, I will be updating my blog all weekend...get out and get rad....

Bueller, Bueller, Bueller....Day 9....

Today's Thank You Theme, taking a normal average day and making it filled with shenanigans ....Ferris Bueller style.....a big Danka Schoen to all the backers from Wednesday....makes me want to crash a parade and sing some Wayne Newton for ya'll....Thank You...Danka Schoen...

Jan Fox

Meghan Stratman

Alan Wang

Corey "Cornbread" Godfrey

Scott "The Cheat" Showen

At the end of day 9 we are at 81% backed for my kickstarter project....this is so fantastic...I still am in ahhh of all the support...

Since I don't have a typical schedule like most others, my days off are Wednesday and Sundays...I usually go for bike rides on my day off...I'm not a big sit still person...

 India looks ready for some single track...CVO, Sparkles and myself hit up Swanson for a few hours, CVO and I are getting ready for the Psycowpath race sunday and it was Sparkles first time at Swanson...

 After Swanson we went to my secret hunting spot for morel hunting, no dice...I wasn't feeling the best yesterday so wasn't really into it...maybe this weekend if there is time...

Tick search....score...burning it off CVO's bum....HOT....

 Highlight of the day....we came home to a package from Stevil....what could it be????

Holy shit batman...the new AHTBM kit....so excited to sport this Sunday for the race....super super super happy girl....

Mottos to remember not only for the race....

Thursday will be filled with a day in the studio creating....lots to work on...hope you all have an amazing day....now go out and find some shenanigans....

Nothing More Divine....

There seems to be nothing more Divine (besides Divine herself) than peeps backing not only art but a vision...A very large Sparkly Divine thank you to my kickstarter backers from Tuesday....

Katt Tewksbury

Jen Deep

Brent "Butchy" Johnson

JoAnne Young

The support has just been amazing and it feels like not only a Divine day but a sparkly on at that...we are at the end of day 8 and already at 70%....looks like we are $800 away from my goal....

Besides working on getting the word out on my kickstarter I have been hard at work...here is the walnut ring that I am working on...I spray painted it with two coats of white then sealed with two coats of lacquer...next step is to oxidizes and set the walnut....

 Another in the wilderness walnut series, a simple necklace...

New Metalsmith zine came yesterday...its so sparkly...

Changed out my peddles on Boogatron, getting it ready for Sparkles to ride at Swanson Wednesday...

Thought it was bout time I added some photos from my other job...I serve 3 nights a week (or more) at Dish... and include Sparkles for the sparkle themed day....

He may not be full of sparkles but he is quite Divine and lives in my locker at Dish....jealous....

My ride home...it was a long day, late night, and an early morning coming, I'm not feeling divine or even sparkle at this point but I am enjoy the fact that my life is pretty damn rad....

Day 7 is filled with bikes, taxes and playing some hooky...

At the end of Monday we had one backer for the day....and since she is a fellow cyclist I thought nothing better than a little tricked out Kemit on a bike thank you....she is not only a cyclist but a friend as well...A big thank you to...

 

Ryana Swift

 

We are now at 58%....with 23 days to go, there are 22 backers...

 

I also wanted to thank Theresa Abelew at Art Jewerly Magazine for the blog about my project, she has been so amazing with getting the word out about my work...Thanks so much Theresa...and please check out the blog...

 

 http://cs.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/BAJCS/blogs/artjewelry/archive/2012/03/26/finding-funds-for-your-work.aspx

 

Also thank you to Brigitte Martin at Crafthaus for not only being a backer but for posting information on the Crafthaus webpage...please check out this site....and thanks so much Brigitte...

 

 http://crafthaus.ning.com/

 

 

It's kind of a bike themed day (everyday in my life seems to be)...going along with that here is a piece I am working on, a sterling silver ring with a walnut that I found in wilderness park while riding my bike...those suckers are hard to cut and I'm still trying to figure out my new saw...think I need another lesson from CVO so I don't lose a finger...

I just used my jewelers saw instead....walnuts just a little small for this I think or I just need to grow a pair....

India was no help with the final items to get ready for the accountants...I've seen this look...it's a "when are we going for a bike ride?"...sorry pooch maybe later....the accounts was very good, I had over 10K miles this year driving to shows...can't believe it....

Well the dog won, early evening we packed up the Yaris and headed to wagon train...we also got in a little morel hunting, no luck but soon....gotta check later this week if I have time, week is filling up....

Happy girls after riding wagon train...thanks for dragging me out buddy...hope that you all got out yesterday for at least a bit, was so beautiful...won't be able to get out much today since I left work early yesterday but Sundays race at Swanson will make up for it...til tomorrow...

Unicorn Love for day 6...can ya feel it....

After such a fun weekend I wanted to share my love with you all...a little unicorn love, this guy knows what I'm talking about...I can feel something from him, telling myself that its love....

A big unicorn thank you to all my backers for my kickstarter project from day 6...we are just pass the half way point at 54%...

Jenine Grainer-Iverson

Pamela Lionberger

Merri

Elisabeth Grindcore

  After finishing up some tax work yesterday morning it was off with the bob trailer to do some goodwillin'

An afternoon filled of trail building....

Wow those boys worked hard...I did my part, pulled down some dead trees, looked for morels (no luck) took photos and picked up (with gloves) this awesome deer jaw with teeth....

Going to soak it in bleach and see what I can make out of this....who knows....

 Later we went to a bike race (sorry no photos) saw some friends then off to Blue Orchid for dinner....

Now it's Monday...should be a week full of studio time, tax time and bike time...hope you all have an amazing Monday....