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The Green Man and the marketplace

By Betsy | Published: October 25, 2009
I stopped making my Cedar Spirits (later re-named Forest Folk) because my contact with the underlying archetypes had become blurred by the bustle of the marketplace. Now, I do like the marketplace. Selling artwork is enormously gratifying. But I haven’t yet figured out the balance between pure art (making things that one feels driven [...]
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Quiet November afternoon

By Betsy | Published: November 16, 2008
The day is so still. Grey skies, the maple branches a bare lacework against the clouds. I’m making Cedar Spirits, building inventory for the Christmas fairs. Bob is out looking after our neighbor for a few hours, and I’m here alone with the sleeping cats. I’ve been working in pure silence, not even [...]
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My first wholesale order!

By Betsy | Published: September 30, 2008
 Six of my Cedar Spirits will be at Art and Soul Gallery in Bothell, 817 238th St SE Bothell, WA 98021 (425) 487-3777 I’m so pleased.  Susan, the gallery owner, saw my  Cedar Spirits on Etsy, and contacted me. I had made Cedar Spirits a few years ago, and they had sold well — but starting up with them again this summer, [...]
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