The Owl Collection

Omar and His Skyhook

Farmer's Market Craft Fair

This has been our first year at the Salt Lake City Downtown Farmer's Market or anywhere for that matter. We have enjoyed a fairly steady stream of sales through etsy but the firsthand experience of interacting with local admirers has been most rewarding. It took us a few weeks to get our booth worked out so that we had good visibility and drawing power. But now...things are working well and are sales have increased steadily every week. Last week end, however, the weather was yucky. A gigantic branch came crashing down on our booth and mangled our canopy. We packed it in after that. But we will be back next week with some new stuff..oh! And a new canopy.

Fortunately, the massive branch missed our heads. Not a scratch on either of us and none of our products were hurt; just the canopy.

Chihuly Exhibition

Last summer we took a family vacation to California and had a great time. One of the activities we embarked upon was the Chihuly Exhibition at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. If you ever have an opportunity to see Chihuly's works...do it! Extraordinary. I have posted here a few photos that Russ took during the exhibition tour. Also, take a moment and enjoy the slideshow or visit Flickr.

Altered Pages

Attention all doodle enthusiasts. A few weeks ago there was the 99 doodle challenge. If you enjoy this sort of thing, then you may enjoy this as well. Folk artist Jane Campbell has a beautiful blog with a tight focus but potentially a lot of fun. If you are stuck creatively, this could be a great outlet for you. Check out ALTERED PAGES.

Altered Pages was made purely for the love of altered art. Blog posts will be limited to Altered Pages so stop in often to take a peek of the Altered Side!

Here are the rules...

1. You must use an old paperback page.

2. No ripping or tearing or making holes in the page.

3. You can not have more than 7 words in one line across the page.

4. You must have more than 1 word on the entire page.

5. You must use only a black marker.

6. Be Creative!

7. All pages must be tasteful.

8. Sign the side of your page if you wish. (A link to your blog will be noted under your page)

9. If you decide to show your Altered Page on your blog please post a link to this blog.

10. Have fun!

To submit your altered pages, post a comment on Altered Pages with a link to your flickr or other photo sharing url.

Please remember to visit her etsy shop.

Distinctly Diana

The idea of featuring other artists who are not of Helix Elemental Studio has been simmering in my mental stew pot for quite some time. I don't post often enough to really make this work and there are so many wonderful artists, I don't know where to start.

I have compiled a sort of list and have decided to start at the top. So Helix Elemental Studio would like to introduce to you (drum roll please)....

Distinctly Diana!!!!

Diana works with porcelain clay to create itty bitty adorable creations that fit on your fingertip.
Visit her etsy shop and check out her profile. She says she goes a bit cross eyed at times putting these miniaturized creations together. I can imagine.

Considering the size, the detail is quite extraordinary. These teeny tinies are very collectable.
Start your collection today!!

99 Doodles Challenge

I came accross a Live Journal blog that is listing links to your Doodle collection. The challenge is to upload 99 Doodles (drawings) on your flickr, blog, Live Journal, etc. Post a comment and your link will be listed. There are no rules or time limits. What could be easier?

If you are stuck creatively or you are a doodle maniac, this could be fun. I have started my own collection of doodles at Flickr called 99 Doodly Doos. So go ahead and visit. Check out 99 Doodles
and see if you are up to the challenge.