It’s been a long, cold winter, which made my work hard. Foraging is difficult when the ground is frozen or under snow, and woodworking when it’s too cold to open the windows or work outside is not the easiest. But finally the ground has come alive again and we are back in business…big time!

Before launching back into full time production, I was able to spend some time photographing work, organizing my shop, and was invited to host a pop up shop.

I took advantage of my warm weather travels and did some foraging on the Gulf Coast, scouring the beach for hours to collect bits of grey lava rock.

As the weather up North has warmed up, we took off to get some camping in before the heat of the summer. With a new campsite flag, we hit the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, drove through Tennessee, and stayed a few days in Asheville, North Carolina.

Being out in the woods was great for both inspiration and foraging. You never know what kind of fallen wood will be found around the next bend in the trail.

Camping in the mountains with no cell service for miles allows you the time to absorb and acknowledge the tiny details in nature.