I bet few things on earth smell worse than a decomposing maggot-infested skunk. I should've just covered it with dirt.

You guys, I’ve had no luck conditioning my rawhide mallet. I’ve beat it on concrete corners, soaked it in warm water, filed, and even scored it with a utility knife to help break the shellac but it’s still hard as a rock and mars my metal. Anyone have any tips or success stories to share?

Signs of fall #nature #bugksy #photography

Found a feather

New feed! Definitely worth checking out if you love tangible art #artinstallations #installationart #publicart #artsky

Our firstborn launched out into the world this week. My heart needs to learn how to be a parent of an adult

Att #Metalsmith community:

While I feel for small businesses who have to halt their sales to the US because of the tariffs, I’m not seeing posts from people in the US who are now cut off from buying books, tools, supplies, and art from our friends abroad. I feel sad and isolated. But grateful to still be able to see you here

Limewashing these walls today

Electroetching! Always something new to learn #metalsmith #metalsmithskills #metalsmithing #metalsmithsky

A big heatwave is coming to Los Angeles so it is going to smell like something died in my 80 year old art studio. Please send incense.

The fleeting satisfaction of growing your own lunch #blueskyartshow #pieces #urbangardening

Has anyone else noticed that there was a huge surge of artisans here on Bluesky about 3-6 months ago, and then so many of them disappeared? Why is that? I left Instagram and was hoping to grow and foster a community here. Help! This art is made by @driftwoodfish.bsky.social

Some of you might not know that there are artists out there who melt, forge, cut, and connect metal to create jewelry. Given how many years it takes to learn these skills, the pieces are often less expensive than you might think and are way more interesting than anything you’d find at a mall

My workspace. Selective focus and moody lighting to hide the 90 year old water-damaged walls

The best way to help beneficial insects is to provide high-quality habitat. This also creates a very pretty place for you to live. Please do your bit to support the essential animals at the base of the ecosystem.

Sweet woodruff. Woodland native. Edible. Took a chance and bought a few half-dead plants from a local nursery at the end of last season, steeply discounted. Quite pleased now

As a student, I was always told that you couldn’t fuse sterling, but this is going okay so far

Found this a yard sale last summer. Didn’t know what it was. But I do now. Though I still don’t totally understand how it works

Working extra hours at my other job, so haven’t made anything super exciting to share lately. But I cut and sized these waxes last night to send to an old friend who dabbles in subtractive methods of sculpture. He'll carve them, and I’ll be sand casting them in about 6 weeks

Witch hazel is in bloom here in New England. A welcome splash of color during mud season

This was a little tricker to bend than I expected, but it turned out well (whew) and the recipient was very very happy

So far so good

Not mine. Mystery metal, likely toxic. It was my friend’s daughter’s favorite ring, so I’m going to recreate it in sterling silver

Linocut print from @nicetriangle.com The typeface is rich with history, the “brugletters” (bridge letters) of Amsterdam. The lantern, to me, is a beacon and a reminder #bethelight

Faceted moonstone set in sterling silver

Don’t let the lovely light fool you, the water is only 38°F today #BlueskyArtShow #Sunlight

Sneak peek! Just in. From a couple of rockhounds / lapidary artists working in and around California. Wonderful, passionate peeps @squalidglobe.bsky.social and @optimisitcnihilism.bsky.social Thanks so much! I can't wait to build settings for these #ethicallysourced #jasper #agate #cabochons

Sure sign it’s time to stop working for the day

Just finished. Wanted to make a heart that felt a little weathered. Quiet. Strong. Prepared

Took an old cross pein hammer for a spin

Paused for a moment in a parking lot while running errands in the freezing cold rain #BlueSkyArtShow #Windows

Escaping via The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. DON’T TELL ME HOW IT ENDS #booksky #summercamp #1970s #adirondacks #mystery

Quick reminder that I still have a number of these 'Guaranteed Human Made' stamps in the shop. You can find them here: xxyxxy.com/items/lndPYbZz #inkStamp #antiAI

Fuzzy bud. Photo taken while on a walk in April 2020 #BlueSkyArtShow #Spring

Rustic refined. A touch edgy

This vintage hand clamp is one of my favorite tools

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Long long ago, boats would frequently travel to and from a resort on the Isles of Shoals. Sometimes the boats would sink. Perhaps this piece of beach pottery found off the coast of Kittery Maine was from such a wreckage. I’ve been wanting to use it in my work and was hesitant to break it, but I did

with any creative project there comes a point where you need to stop talking about it, stop thinking about it, stop worrying about it, stop asking others about it, stop researching it... and just start making it. and i always, always, always wish i hit that point sooner than i did. #art #design

New Hampshire in August #ForestFriday

This batch of squigglies is coming along nicely

If you happen to be in the neighborhood of Rollinsford NH, and you're looking to get your hands muddy with a great group of people, swing over to Clay Culture Studios

Found a handful of vintage brass fishing lure at a yard sale a while back and used one as a focal for this bracelet. After a bit of research, I found that the lure were made in the 1950s by a small company that is still in business and still local

Trying a new thing where I'm not allowed to be on social media unless I'm on a treadmill. It helps to slow down the treadmill first, but we live and learn.

A gift from someone who knows me well. Spot on x

Dug ourselves out again. The piles are now up to our shoulders. Finally feels like winter #newengland #sunday #snowstorm #winter #wintering

New work in progress. 🖤 #pottery #ceramics #art #pottersofbluesky