Journal

The Making Of...the Large Dome porcelain pendant

December 12, 2024

The Large Dome porcelain pendant pushes the material to a new dimension, and diameter, carrying a room with a warm glow and soft materiality.

Three Years of the Quittner Warehouse

December 6, 2024

Three years ago, the old welding shop next to our property, Eden Hill, and only yards away from our workshop became available. We were afraid of opening a store on short notice in the middle of win...

Perfecting the Living Centerpiece...or, put a chicken on the table.

November 21, 2024

Sometimes an idea pops into my head and I just have to do it. Hanging a parachute from the ceiling of the store to create a quieter 'room' within the store? That was a late-night fever dream fueled...

Framing Up at Eden Hill

November 17, 2024

I tend to sit down to write these updates on Eden Hill thinking I'll have a lot to say. After all, a large portion of each day is spent thinking about, checking in on, or working on an aspect of th...

The Making of...The Hallie in Nickel

November 7, 2024

"Let's just do it in nickel, that won't be a big deal — right?"

The Writing Of...Ostrich Eggs in Dress Up (Magazine Antiques Nov/Dec 2024)

November 3, 2024

The egg came from my grandmother's home after she'd passed. It was wrapped in tissue paper, but already broken. The shards removed, there was no hope of a patchy glue job. A new egg would, my mom s...