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Sneak peek.

Well, so this is interesting. I’ve been offered a three-month pop-up slot at the Berwyn Shops (the next tier up in Berwyn’s Project Homegrown, that Sprout is also part of). These are bigger spaces than I have at Sprout — adorable little sheds, and closer to Oak Park too, so more likely that my OP

Drying zinnias. I picked up one fancy item for drying flowers a while back, and it’s really nice — there’s a basket within a plastic box, which means you can lift the basket and most of the silica gel gently pours out, making it less likely that you’ll damage the flowers. There’s even a little

I think these are the last two ocean trays (and coasters) that I’ll make this season — it’s getting cooler here, and I’m itching to switch over into autumn color work. These are down at Berwyn Sprout — I can pull them for porch pick-up or shipping, but it’s tricky to be specific about the

Blooming flower trays and coasters that I made for Garage Galleries, down at Berwyn Sprout now. The first pic shows the ones that are left — several of the coasters have sold. I’m still learning this technique — the alcohol inks and pigment and even the glitter definitely don’t always do what I want them

Quick round-up of various textiles I have down at Berwyn Sprout. Koi pond tea towels (I adore the design, which I think is from an indie designer on Spoonflower), coral tea towels (or maybe kelp?), a little dragonskin bag (suitable for toiletries, art supplies, knitting needles and crochet hooks…), a pair of teacup napkins (just