Tatting Lace Picot Crochet Hook

Dave turned this picot hook using walnut, bone and colorful green and yellow celluloid. It is 4 ¾ inches long and has a #14 steel crochet hook inset.

This picot hook is currently up for auction on Ebay.

Tatting Shuttle Showcase on Flickr!

Tatting Shuttle Showcase on Flickr!

**This is the same group as before, only the name has been changed**

I have been looking around Flickr for a tatting shuttle specific group, and when I couldn't find one, I thought I'd start one! So many of us have photos of tatting shuttles we've made or have collected over the years and it's a shame not to have them all in one large collection.

If you are on Flickr and have photos of your tatting shuttles that you would like to share with the world, please feel free to post them in the group! This invitation is extended to everyone--collectors and creators!

Carved Wood and Antler Lace Bobbin

While sitting on our deck watching the hummingbirds feeding at Jo’s bright red feeder, Dave thought of making this colorful carved bobbin. It is made of beautifully grained Tulip wood, carved deer antler and ruby red celluloid accent rings. The antler insert features two carved hummingbirds, flowers and leaves motif. It is 4 ¼ inches long and drilled for a spangle and initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

We use shed antlers which naturally fall off the animal each year after the breeding season. They grow back during spring and summer, and are fully developed again by the fall breeding season. After that, they are shed and the process repeated again for the next years growth.

This bobbin is currently up for auction on Ebay.

Handmade Colorful Celluloid Tatting Shuttle

Dave hand crafted this flat tatting shuttle out of colorful celluloid. The way that the celluloid is cut, no two can ever come out the same. This tatting shuttle is 2 1/2 inches long and has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

This tatting shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay with an opening bid of .99 cents!

Being Busy is a Good Thing!

Dave is making up for all of the time he lost while he was sick! He has been churnin' and burnin' in his studio lately working on a long list of commissioned pieces. While this is great for him and our wonderful customers, it leaves our spot on Ebay a little empty. If you are one of our loyal Ebay patrons, please know that Dave will list new items soon!

Tools of My Trade

Everyone knows that Dave works with a variety of tools: lathes, drills, sanders and an assortment of other carving tools, but I don't often mention the tools of my trade.

I'm currently working on a new line of earthenware pendants that features an organic theme and pictured here are a few of my current "tools" as well as some newly formed pieces waiting for their turn in the kiln.

All of MY tools were cut fresh today from our yard :)

Pathways to Transformation Fair

Holistic Health, Psychic & Crafts Fair August 2-3, 2008, in Yachats, Oregon

The largest array of holistic health practitioners, psychic readers, health products and visionary arts & crafts under one roof on the Oregon Coast. Featuring over 60 booths and 25 seminars with something for everyone interested in expanding consciousness and health.

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We have been invited by the wonderful organizers of this show to participate in this year's "Pathways to Transformation" fair. We will be showing our usual array of coiled pine needle baskets, fossil ivory jewelry, earthenware clay pendants and other assorted organic inspired jewelry pieces.

This show is being held in Yachats, the "Gem of the Oregon Coast", in the Commons Building located right in the middle of town on Highway 101. Hope to see you there!

Bone and Walnut Thread Winder Spool

Dave hand made this little 2 ½ inch thread spool out of walnut and bone. It will hold up to six thread colors.

Birdseye Maple Nostepinde Yarn Winder

Dave turned this nostepinde, also called a yarn winder, out of birdseye maple. He also added a colorful celluloid insert. He tried a couple of different pics, to try and capture a good image showing the birdseyes in this beautiful piece of wood (sorry about the huge glare!).

This nostepinde is 10 inches long.

**Dont forget--You can click on any of our photos to see a full size version!**

Ponderosa Pine Needle Button Basket

A unique hand crafted basket for your sewing collection!

We hand make our baskets with Oregon Ponderosa Pine needles tightly stitched with waxed artificial flat sinew. The needles for this little basket have been dyed navy blue and two vintage buttons have been mounted together for the centerpiece.

Sorry, buttons not included!

The basket measures 2 ¾ inches across by 2 inches high and features a fancy Wheat Stitch binding. The Wheat stitch requires 2 -3 times longer in making a basket than the standard plain straight stitch binding.

This medieval Norse inspired nalbinding needle was carved from a piece of "blue" fossil mammoth ivory. The arrow design has been inlaced (also called inlay) with brass.

What is "blue" ivory?

Blue mammoth ivory is usually the outer bark ivory of the tusk and gets its color from leaching elements in the soil and ice where it has beed buried for thousands of years. The different patterns makes each needle a one-of-a- kind. Blue mammoth ivory is the most prized in jewelry making and for making expensive knife handles and pistol grips.

New Nalbinding Needles!

Somebody's been making up for lost time in the studio!

These three newest nalbinding needles were just added to our Etsy shop. All of our nalbinding needles are hand carved from ancient ivory and have been hand polished to a high gloss. Each nalbinding needle has been initialed by Dave and comes in it's own velour drawstring bag.

Grizzly Mountain Arts on Big Cartel!

We are proud to announce the opening of another online shop!

Grizzly Mountain Arts is now selling their ceramic pendants on Big Cartel. These are the same earthenware pendants sold at our art shows and at other online venues.

Big Cartel--Bringing Art to the Cart!

Gothic Style Double Tatting Shuttle

If you collect handmade tatting shuttles you won't want to miss this one. This is similar to the bone double shuttle Dave recently auctioned, except he carved this one out of East Indian Rosewood. After inlaying four mother of pearl diamonds and mammoth ivory center dots, it came out with a very Gothic looking design. It is 3 1/2 inch long, initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

If you'd like to see more photos, this Double Gothic Tatting Shuttle is currently up for auction on Ebay.

New Items Added to the Cache!

It's been a while since we added any new items to the cache. It's not that we don't have any other "goodies" hidden away in the studio, it's just that the weather has finally warmed up here in central Oregon and Jo has been playing outside lately :)

This photo, is of some gorgeous, very old, 20mm African Krobo beads from Ghana. They have a wonderful beach glass aqua color and feel to them.

If you are interested in primitive and organic supplies, take a peek into our Cache!

We've Been Given the "Arte Y Pico" Award!

Rocki, from "Rocki's Rock'n Blog" made our day! She has bestowed upon us the "Arte Y Pico" Award! This award is passed from one artist to another to honor their creativity. This is the first award for Grizzly Mountain Arts and we really appreciate it, Rocki!

Now, to keep the good karma going, we are passing it along to five other artists!


Lace-Lovin' Librarian

Diane chronicles the pleasure she gets from making lace, which is gorgeous!

Clyde, The Mad Tatter

Clyde is another of our favorite fiber artists. He says his tatting is an addiction, we think it's beautiful!

Lady Shuttle Maker's Tatting Tales

Sherry not only makes beautiful lace, but she also makes beautiful ceramic tatting shuttles and hand dyed thread.

Jeannie Lynn Paske's Obsolete World

Jeannie, is a wonderfully talented artist from Portland, Oregon. I find her work completely captivating with it's haunting beauty.

Banana Pants Clothes

Lesley, is one of the sweetest young women I have had the priviledge to meet here in the land of Blog. She is a clothing designer from Oklahoma who specializes in making clothes like I wore about 35 years ago, with a modern, hip twist.


Thanks again to Rocki and her rockin blog for giving us this award today!