Time is the Devourer of Things
Here’s a fun fact: I’ve been working on this piece for a while and it’s definite contender for top personal favorite. And you know what? The layered file of this piece is nearly a GIG in size.
Going Stag No. 2
Introducing the newest in our Going Stag series!
Childbirth and Puerperal Fever
Hundreds of years ago, when men calling themselves doctors decided to rob childbirth from the midwives and bring it into hospitals, the maternal mortality rate skyrocketed due to something called puerperal (or childbed) fever, a bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract following childbirth.
Gaunt Jaunt
Gaunt Jaunt, our newest art collage!
New Life to Old Frames
Just as we’ve preferred to upcycle used cigar boxes for our engraved boxes, we also love to repurpose old frames we find at local thrift and antique stores to display and sell our work at art markets.
Paper and the Birdcage
As an artist and graphic designer, paper is incredibly important to me. I began my career 20 years ago just as digital was creeping into our lives and have watched, despairingly, as printing on paper has gradually lessened and lessened in preference for the digital realms.
Going Stag
Introducing our newest piece: Going Stag
Anatomicam Cardiocorum Nervorum
Adding some color and depth to this 1794 illustration, Tabulae Nevrologicae ad Illustrandam Historiam Anatomicam Cardiocorum Nervorum by Antonio Scarpa.
Insect and Terrarium Building
Several weeks ago Mike and I took an Insect and Terrarium Building class at Black Moth here in Tulsa and not only had a blast and met some really great people, but learned so much too.
Maria Celeste
I have become enchanted by this woman because of her unique position, straddling the worlds of both science and religion, in 17th century Italy.
Eye and Amazonite
Did you know the original engraving of this eye was created in the 1600s? I feel like someone is staring at me from 400 years in the past.
Nitimur in Vetitum
Father’s Day gift for a family member: Custom designed, laser engraved cigar box.
Surrender Box
Yesterday was my cousin, Cassandra’s birthday and I made her a Surrender Box.
Who were you—
My dad was the first to break mine. I was 16 when he took his own own life in our home while I slept.
Tulsa Punk Rock Flea Market 2021
It was our first time out in the world representing the Strong and Hardy brand and I’m so proud of us. We made a lot of sales, and equally importantly: we received so much incredible support and feedback.
Notebooks
I’ve been designing and engraving some blank notebooks (as well as creating the branded vellum wrap) for the Tulsa Punk Rock Flea Market in a couple weeks. It’s been a lot of trial and error! Turns out, not all Kraft covers are created equal. (Moleskines didn’t like my laser.) Better photos to come soon.
Death and Pollination
Topographical Maps
Not long before he died, my dad had landed his dream job as a topographer after spending years working as a line cook in nearly every restaurant, including the fast food joints, in my hometown. He was happier than I’d ever seen him. And for Take Your Daughter to Work Day that year, he brought me up in his little company’s twin engine plane as he imaged the surfaces of the desert terrain.
Jewelry
Designing some fun (and beautiful!) necklaces with the help of Billy the Kid Gift Shop and True Art of the Earth in Las Cruces, NM where we snagged some lovely stones and gorgeous crystals during our last visit there earlier this month. Can’t wait to show the final pieces!
Dark Bird
Promised myself I’d start working on our website today. I got as far as resizing some images before I started playing with stamps. (Too detailed; back to the drawing board.)