It's hard to believe that in just a couple weeks, the season will flip over to Autumn, and miraculously we'll all be donning our favorite sweaters, sipping our warm bevy's, and collectively be commenting about how the chill in the air feels good. I dunno about you, but I'm here for it!

This summer has been busy, and in a good way. I was fortunate to be able to sneak in some travels, and was delighted to host some friends who were passing through the area. But I also was able to continue engaging with the local arts/maker community here in Central Washington, and dang has it been good! The movers and shakers in the creative world here are doing good things, making amazing work, and have been so incredibly welcoming as I continue to plants some roots and make Wenatchee my new home. I've been fortunate to be able to sell fairly regularly in Leavenworth through the Village Art In The Park (VAIP) market, meeting some many amazing patrons and vendors from near and far, and have been able to use each market event (it happens every weekend from May - Oct!) to bring forward pieces to my different collections! For this Leavenworth market, I'm on the schedule AT LEAST one more time this fall (Sept. 27-29), and am on the waitlist for more, so put it on your calendar and stay tuned for updates regarding extra weekends!

2024 is here! New Year, new beginnings, yada yada yada. But it's true.

The tail end of 2023 was a bit of a whirlwind, between some big work and life changes, a move from Seattle to the East side of the mountains, and the scramble to both unpack AND get work done in the studio for some holiday sales! Unsurprisingly, I survived :)

As I've been settling into the new year, a few deadlines front and center have been stealing my focus. A big ring competition, a self-imposed website swap/build, countless applications for maker markets/sales, I've got an seemingly endless to-do list, good for keeping me busy, right?

Stay tuned as I will be sharing updates as far as stockists where you can find my work, selling events where you can find me slinging my wares in-person, and glimpses into the various happenings unfolding both in AND outside of my shop!

-Chris

Well, the holiday season is closing in. What does that mean as a maker? More making!!!! For me, it's actually a few more things! Some nail biting as I wait with anticipation to hear about a handful of Holiday Craft/Maker markets, some game-planning as I figure out how to get the right amount of work to stockists and what to keep on hand for private sales, but don't forget about gifts and standy inventory and next year sales, and then whoosh! Before I know it, snow is falling (hopefully nearby), classic tunes are in the air, there's a distinct smell of evergreen EVERYWHERE I go, and I embrace my Santa's-Workshop-Elf self, diving in and doing all the cutting, soldering, shaping, filing, polishing, tagging, pricing, packaging, and delivering that goes with what happens in my little creative world! Stay tuned to find out which Holiday sales venues I'll be part of this season, and for some glimpses into what is happening in my shop!

Love yah!

Christopher

I can't really beat around the bush much longer, I've got something pretty big I need to share...

As of the beginning of this month, August 2023, I'm officially doing the whole, "work for myself" thing, FULL TIME! That's right, you read correctly. I've taken the leap and decided to strike out on my own, all in. For years, I've had dreams of doing my own thing full time, making my dreams come true by creating my work. Various efforts have yielded a great amount of joy and success as I've pursued this very thing, but never had I found myself in a place, mentally or emotionally, to give it my all. Until now.

After nearly 13 years working for and with an incredible designer, and with the encouragement and support of an incredible partner, my efforts, moving forward, are going to be focused on developing new work, streamlining existing processes, exploring the dreams and passions that feed my soul both in and out of the shop, and deliberately choosing myself and my relationships over all else.

I can't wait to share with you all the results of this new expansion and evolution! Stay tuned here, and elsewhere, to see new work, new inspiration, and new ways to connect!

With all my excited love,

-Christopher