A WORD ABOUT CRAFTS

First there’s an idea which is executed by hand to capture the heart. Crafts take various forms, made with lots of love usually. Ideally each one is a unique beautiful work of art.

SOME FAVORITE EXAMPLES

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1. Papier mâché mask made from a telephone book

2. Painted river rocks

3. Styled braid on champagne colored hair

4. Painted Indian Rock doorstop

5. Crafted Covid mask from plastic gallon container

6 Cemented Dragon from machinery parts

7. Wooden necktie with inner elastic cords for flexibility

8. Painted child’s armchair

ARTISANS

Eric Nardone

Eric has been creating jewelry and miniature animals since he was in high school where he sold them to gift shops for extra spending money. When he’s not making crafts he is mountaineering in Colorado, camping or working on his farm in Costa Rica where he is particularly interested in sustainability and permaculture.

OLGA NARDONE MATTSSON

Olga has been creating and working in various craft forms since she was a child. These include painting T-shirts, making jewelry and more recently reupholstering and refurbishing furniture. She created the wooden necktie (7 above). She is also keep on recycling plastics and other materials to incorporate these into her designs. She likes crocheting embroidering and making dream catchers as well. She currently lives in Sweden with her family.

1. Four Elements Dream Catcher

2. Hand bag from recycled plastic bags

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