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One of today’s picking finds: primitive hand forged 12-Tine Fork
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#blacksmithing
#pitchfork
#forged
#vintage
#primitivetools
#picking
#uncommonmarketasheville
#faerie
#maker
(at Gerton Helipad)
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Guess it’s time to take the bird feeder down for a while.
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#blacksmith
#ursusamericanus
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#hickorynutgorge
#mountainlife
#conservingcarolina
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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Mushroom Nest
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#blacksmithing
#ideasfromnature
#littlebrownmushroom
#mycology
#fungi
#decay
#mushroomsofinstagram
#forestfloor
#conservingcarolina
#hickorynutgorge
#appalachianmountains
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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Glowworm Glowing
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#blacksmithing
#glowworm
#glowinthedark
#bioluminescence
#nighttime
#forestfloor
#hickorynutgorge
#conservingcarolina
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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A Field of False Solomon’s Seal
Maianthemum racemosum, the treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon’s seal, Solomon’s plume or false spikenard, is a species of flowering plant native to North America (source: Wikipedia)
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#blacksmithing
#falsesolomonsseal
#maianthemumracemosum
#nativewildflowers
#medicinalplants
#hickorynutgorge
#conservingcarolina
#forestlife
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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Some Little Brown Mushrooms
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#blacksmithing
#ideasfronature
#littlebrownmushroom
#mycology
#fungi
#decay
#mushroomsofinstagram
#pandemiclife
#forestfloor
#conservingcarolina
#hickorynutgorge
#appalachianmountains
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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“Keeping The Family Secrets” - 2018 Inflation and hand forged steel with patina, wax finish 8"x4"x6"
See it in person at ArtFields 2021 - April 23 to May 1 at The R.O.B
245 South Church St, Lake City, South Carolina.
This piece reflects one dilemma of living with untreated trauma: Family Secrets. Shame, fear & ignorance often drive families to bury, ignore & hide the Truth about some traumatic condition, an addiction, an affair or betrayal, the loss of a child & countless other situations. Such attempts to avoid facing a painful reality tend only to result in more serious symptoms, dysfunction and pressures within the family. Family secrets demand to be known, seek to be healed & will push their way, either explicitly or implicitly, into our awareness.
This piece was originally due to be part of the ArtFields 2020 exhibition which was cancelled due scheduled to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Be sure to check out the work the 2021 competitive field of talented artists at ArtFields.org
#blacksmithing
#artfields
#artfields2021
#coronavirus
#sickasoursecrets
#traumaart
#ptsd
#sculpture
#forged
#faerie
#maker (at ARTFIELDS)
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Our view of yesterday’s controlled burn at Florence Nature Preserve in the Hickory Nut Gorge.
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#blacksmithing
#controlledburn
#smokeythebear
#conservingcarolina
#florencenaturepreserve
#hickorynutgorge
#healthyforests
#asheville
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNba_6bhXxm/?igshid=qhc081yg1d6e
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Ode to a Pandemic Spring
-It seems like a long time since I felt moved to make something that wasn’t “needed” or strictly functional. Finally!
#blacksmithing
#birdsnest
#forestsculpture
#sculpture
#shelteringinplace
#pandemicprojects
#creativeblock
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMs6GlYBYL-/?igshid=1d2p6n1sd1he9
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Perfect Polypore Presentation
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#blacksmithing
#polypore
#mycology
#fungi
#decay
#mushroomsofinstagram
#fantasticfungi
#paulstamets
#pandemiclife
#forestfloor
#conservingcarolina
#hickorynutgorge
#appalachianmountains
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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Just Grooming the Slopes
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#blacksmithing
#snowblower
#snowday
#husqvarna
#pandemiclife
#hickorynutgorge
#nodayoff
#mountainlife
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLARONtB_uc/?igshid=hb59exs45i36
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Homemade hot cocoa served in merch from our local general store: Bearwallow Provision Company. Visit @bearproco on your way to the Gerton Helipad.
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#blacksmithing
#bearwallowprovisioncompany
#hotchocolate
#snowday
#mountainlife
#hickorynutgorge
#pimpingthemerch
#hiking
#buylocal
#asheville
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
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THIS Christmas Present, now installed:
Rebar Bottle Tree - 12’ x 6’ x 6’
Little Pisgah Mountain / Florence Nature Preserve in background
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#blacksmithing
#christmaspresent
#bottletree
#outdoorart
#treesculpture
#organicforms
#workinprogress
#pandemicprojects
#florencenaturepreserve
#forging
#welding
#faerie
#maker (at Gerton Helipad)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJlpbBOBh58/?igshid=12lo1vk3ndnuh
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Oh Christmas Tree
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#blacksmithing
#christmas
#christmastree
#whitetrashchristmas
#plasticsword
#safetyglasses
#bubblelights
#candycanes
#lotterytickets
#faerie
#makers (at Gerton Helipad)
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Trying to merge my two favorite things, Neopets and Pikachu!
Drawn in illustrator on the iPad Pro.
Artwork for the fabulous @clarasimone! There was a scale challenge with this piece: how to fit the man’s face into the same frame as the tiny pixie in his hand. Kind of reminds me of the the film Willow from back in the 80s. Now I know why they avoided putting the comic-relief brownies in the same shot as the normal-sized people
The short story can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35642614/chapters/88866733
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