Sacred Totems
Somebody was wondering how to carve a heart cabochon with a cab machine, so I threw together this video. It focuses on the trickier parts of carving a heart opposed to a full on step by step how to. Could be an interesting view for anyone curious about how cab machines work.
The Essence of Being a Writer Ever since the first time I could string words together into a coherent paragraph, I have been a writer. But what does it truly mean to be a writer? For me, it is not merely about putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. It is about writing for […]
People can be like this, too. They appear strong, unshakable, resilient. The world sees their potential and tries to shape them into something more, something else. And perhaps, for a time, they endure—weathering the cutting, the reshaping. But some cracks are too deep, too invisible to the eye. The pressure becomes too much. They break. […]
What I love most about life is how it teaches me about life – through metaphors and symmetry. The slender trees survive strong winds because they bend, flowing with the current. They adapt, and so they endure. But the rigid, unyielding trees? They snap under pressure, unwilling to give way. Working with stone is the […]
TThey call it rockhounding. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s like a bloodhound sniffing out the good stuff. Or hounding in the relentless pursuit—since most rockhounds are, admittedly, fanatics. But to me, the term feels a little silly. I prefer rock hunting. There are different kinds of rock hunting, but I’ll save that for another […]
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