I just found out that the sphere bowl will be making it’s debut in Ty Pennington’s publication. I mean, who doesn’t love Ty Pennington?! It will hit stands September 23rd - be sure to pick up a copy and check it out!
We just got back from doing the Stone Arch Festival. I’ve only done a handful of art shows, but this one has been highly successful for us! (In fact, we got a blue ribbon!) Here are a few of the unique pieces we exhibited and sold at the show. Minneapolis, you are one gorgeous city!
We have a new addition to our family - Annie! We recently lost our Rottie to cancer and firmly said “no more dogs”. So, now, we have a new dog. I just told Chris last night that our family would be a great reality show - we definitely know how to keep life interesting. Especially that Chris lives in Raleigh primarily and I’m in Wisconsin primarily - with lots of trips across the country. BUT, one look at Annie, and we were in love. I mean, did you SEE that FACE?! How could we resist? Welcome to our crazy mixed up family Annie!
I received an email wondering if I would be up for creating something custom for a kitchen island consisting of 18 feet (yes, I said 18 FEET) of stunning granite. I was thrilled with the challenge and couldn’t wait to get started. Together, the customer and I kicked around some ideas, and in the end - the biggest tabletop piece to ever leave the shop! About 4′ long, over 12″ tall, and roughly 16″ wide. It was truly gorgeous and is now on it’s way to it’s new home in New York. Thanks for the opportunity Kim! I hope you love it as much in person!
This may not be as exciting to you as it is to me, but woohoo - look at all this great packaging material I scooped up from the local industrial park!
Exciting coverage today on the Today show! I’m working with interior designer Robin Wilson, who, I just have to say, is an exceptional person. Robin specializes in eco-design, and we crossed paths when she was working on a eco-decorating project which aired on PBS. I recently developed an exclusive bowl for her, created from the scraps of a local steel-toe boot manufacturer. What a thrill to see Robin, sitting next to Laura Bush and showing the bowl along with other eco-decorating choices. Thanks Robin!
Robin also carries some of my other work on her retail site www.theneststore.com
It can seem like an overwhelming and daunting task when you ponder a green lifestyle. I mean, if you really sat and thought about the chemicals and toxins that surround us on a daily basis, you might choose to curl up into a fetal position, never leave your home, and sustain yourself with an organic protein shake packaged in a container absent of bisphenol A. But, what kind of a life is that!? Our family is taking steps to green our life. I recently replaced all of Emerson’s baby bottles with glass ones, I switched to green cleaning products and I’m buying more organic when I can - especially baby food, and I can’t WAIT to have fresh tomatoes and herbs from our container garden this summer. Even though my time is limited, like every other busy mom, going green doesn’t have to add complication to your life. A couple of sites in my favorites:
Welcome to my Blog! Here you’ll find information about new and custom work, show schedules, press and media, latest dumpster discoveries and a little about me, BUT be forewarned, I have an amazing husband and equally amazing kids - you’ll be getting to know all of us! Please stay tuned…..
I was raised in Stratford, WI - population: 1523. My parents were (and still are) crazy workaholics who owned several small business including a repair shop, school bus company, gas station, car wash, and the list goes on. Needless to say, my brother and I were forced into slave labor at a very young age and worked in the family business. Note to self: it is NOT fun pumping gas and checking oil in -40 degree weather, I don't care WHAT your parents have told you. My background is graphic design, but since 2006, my mom's "hobby" of rummaging through industrial dumpsters and scrapyards rubbed off, and I have since become completely obsessed with reuse and creating objects from discarded metal. My business: One Eighty. Why the name? It really relates to the process of the transformed steel and materials I find and use. And, on a more personal note, my life took a complete "180", but that's a whole other story! I love being in the shop, I love rummaging through piles of steel and I love the fact that I can build this business on the premise of reuse.
