Projects:

I have been keeping a lid on all the neat stuff going out in boxes in the last few weeks, for fear of spoiling any surprises, but I can show off at least one set:



This went out to Hazel in the SF Bay, mama of Diablo and the rest of the pups discussed in one of the very early journal posts. Hazel's kind of a reddish, shepherdy-looking lady.

Hazel's gear is a set made complimentary to the set I made a year or two back for Diablo. His features the same bronze raindrop triskele, framed by a set of stylized phoenix shapes that match the pattern on his coat. His lead has phoneix tail feathers that wave in opposite directions up either side of the handle from the conchos. Hazel's collar has a set of wings, drop-stitched by hand, that match the "wing" patches she has on her shoulder blades. The feathers on her lead fall down from the concho at the base of the handle. The down fluff of the afterfeather is cut in with the tip of a surgical blade; you can't see in the photo but there are tiny razor scores along the rachis to suggest the barbs of the feather, too.

I was really thrilled to be asked to do this set for Hazel, and am happy to know these great folks and their ultimately cool dogs. Talk about down-and-out, Hazel really needed someone to come along and save her life, and these folks did... and put in an incredible amount of time and effort to raise and find find amazing homes for her entire litter, too.

To Jon and Brigette: thanks for what you did with those dogs, and thank you for asking me to do this set. I hope it does her justice.

Cheers!