Trapping Evil Spirits

A few years ago when we were at Kentuck we saw our first bottle tree and ever since have been possessed by them. We had to have one. So after drinking many bottles of wine we finally had enough bottles to make our own bottle tree. Last week, Deb spent a day in the barn welding rebar and this was the result.
What is a bottle tree?
The bottle tree's origins can be traced back to Africa. It was believed that bottles suspended in the trees would attract evil spirits when the sun glimmered through the bottles. The evil spirits would then be trapped in the bottles.

JunkHeads, making something out of nothing

Recycling is very important to me. JunkHeads came about when I needed to figure out what to do with all the junk in my basement. I started to think about these common, everyday items in new and different ways. Suddenly a things like cheese graters, funnels and tin coffee pots looked very different to me. And then JunkHeads were born.

A selection of JunkHeads are now available in the Arthead Studio Etsy Shop.

Budget Reform or a different kind

On one of the many trips to the flea market I found a tiny yellow box that looked like a mustard spice tin. Only this tin had holes in it. I had no idea what it was, but saw the potential for a face on the box.
On a subsequent visit to the flea market one of the ladies that works there explained to me that the little yellow boxes are part of what was known during the 1930’s as a “budget bank”. This popular depression era savings system was designed to help people save money for different monthly bills. Each box was used to collect money for things like rent, food, charity, etc. I have transformed these savings soldiers into kinetic sculptures with a little attitude. It’s my version of budget reform.

I have listed several of the JunkHead Budget Banks on Etsy. Check it out!

CutUps - Felted Fun

CutUps came into being when I decided that the large pile of felted material needed to finally be dealt with and made into something. All I needed was a long cold New England winter to figure out what that pile would become.

CutUps are now available in the Arthead Studio Etsy Shop.

Finding the cure for MS

Thank you to everyone that supported our team, Project ArtHead, in this year's Scavenger Hunt to Cure MS that benefits the Accelerated Cure Project

We raised $2,866 and we are proud to say we were the highest fund raising team for the event. Again, thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy cause.

Pictures of our adventures can be seen at here.

Stump Chair

Last summer when we were in Germany we saw these fantastic wooden chairs made from logs. We thought they would look great around our firepit.
This spring we took down a dead tree and were left with the raw material to make some fun firepit chairs. With a chainsaw, chisel and sandpaper a set of custom wooden log chairs were born.
Anyone ready for smores around the firepit?