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WE'RE BACK!!!
I'm very excited to announce that a date and place have been decided for this years West Coast Eisteddfod!! It will be held at the Multnomah Arts Center in Portland, Oregon on Saturday October 13th and...
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We're underway!!
Jen Delyth contributed a beautiful "Tree of Life" design for our fourth West Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon! I'm very excited about it as I have always wanted to try carving one of Jen's stunning Celtic...
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A step back, and a framework...
Laura here - Dave let me have a whirl at the blog this week. After Jen's lovely "Tree of Life" design, Chris' inspiring "Celebrate Your Roots" theme, and David's beautiful integration of them both with...
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Approaching the cage...
Laura here, again... I think I mentioned already that I was a little excited at the prospect of making a cage of roots. As much as people always seem to enjoy moving parts, I thought this might warrant...
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WooooHoooo!!
Wooohooo!! I'm going to interrupt the flow of the Eisteddfod lovespoon blog to vent some of my excitement about the advance copy of my newest lovespoon book, "History of Lovespoons" which I just...
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We just might have a design!
You know - when I talk with people about lovespoons, they often ask about whether it bothers me to always have to part with a spoon after having put so much of my heart and soul into it, not to mention...
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A PLEA!
Laura is just about set to start cutting out this year's West Coast Eisteddfod Lovespoon, but before she does, I wanted to take this quick opportunity to ask for your support! As everyone is well...
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Progress!!!
Did you think we had thrown in the towel? Naaaaa - Dave and I have both just been swamped with each of our own commitments on our respective ends of the continent. I can't believe it's already late...
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Carving fun cages
Time for some carving! But where to begin....? Well, sometimes that's a little bit of a dilemma for me, but this time, I actually had put some thought into it while I was still working on the design....
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Completing carving of "part A"
Well, time for the rest of my section, up above the cages. Here, I was looking to check those vines coming up from the cages - even while I was carving the cages, I had to think about not only the...
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Nooks and crannies...
Last time, I was ready to begin sanding. Lots of sanding....I usually start at around 80 or 100 grit - especially for the larger areas like the bowl. This first grit of sanding inevitably reveals...
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Laura at NAFOWWhile the West Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon wends its way through the labyrinthine complications of US/Canada cross-border customs, Laura is taking a well deserved break from carving to man...
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Mair's Beautiful Tree
One of the great things about lovespoons is that the process of their creation allows for a great deal of client involvement. In fact, the more my clients are involved in the design of the spoon,...
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Hurry Up and Wait
We're just waiting for our lovespoon to clear Canada Customs. As soon as it does, I will resume work on it and finish off the beautiful Tree of Life design so graciously contributed by Jen Delyth. As...
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David Western's Portland Eisteddfod Lovespoon: Hurry Up and Wait
David Western's Portland Eisteddfod Lovespoon: Hurry Up and Wait: We're just waiting for our lovespoon to clear Canada Customs. As soon as it does, I will resume work on it and finish off the beautiful...
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My Turn!!!
I've got a confession to make. For the last month Laura and I have been having a private heart attack as our West Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon negotiated its way through the border/customs process of...
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Jen's 'Tree of Life' Takes Root!!
I'm underway on the 'Tree of Life' section of our West Coast Eisteddfod lovespoon. This beautiful design was graciously given to us for use on this year's spoon by the extraordinary Celtic artist, Jen...
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DONE!!!!!
I've just put in a 3 day marathon carving session to get the West Coast Eisteddfod Lovespoon ready for its big day! I'm thrilled to bits with the result and I'm hoping that seeing it done will...
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Nearly There!!
With less than a week to go before the 2012 West Coast Eisteddfod kicks off, here's another look at our incredible lovespoon for all of those 'undecided' donors out there!! If you haven't yet donated...
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ONLY HOURS TO GO!!!!
Jen Delyth's Tree of Life design with some additional Celtic heart knotwork.With just a few hours left before we close the donation box up and start putting the draw tickets into the drum, you've got a...
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