Field Creations

Welcome to my store! How did I become a maker? As a child I would often explore my yard or the nearby woods for unusual leaves, flowers, rocks and other treasures. I would take the leaves, flowers and sticks and tie them together with grass to make decorations, little critters or tiny houses hidden in the grass. I was always creating. Then I discovered painting and had my first art show in sixth grade. Time passed and during a career, raising 3 children and a food garden, art was sidelined. After my children grew up, I was able to get back to creating more. I again indulged in oil painting and watercolors commonly with a wildlife or nature theme. While I loved painting, after working a 10-12 hour day, I would be too tired to concentrate on painting. So I started making wire wrapped jewelry to unwire myself at the end of the day. Then I started combining my painting experience to mix and match different techniques and art supplies to see what I could create. After retiring, I am back to combing the local woods, and streams for interesting treasures I can use to create even more things. It is like I have returned to my childhood playing but only a little more sophisticated.