This afternoon, I bundled myself up against the cold and delivered some of Don's ornaments to The Next Page Bookstore - Kodiak's own independent bookseller. In addition to books, one can find lots of local art. The bookstore shares the building with Mill Bay Coffee, a cozy hideout on a blustery day!

If you can't easily get to Kodiak, you can see (and buy) Don's (Fyrsmith) jewelry and ornaments at Half Moon Creek Gallery in Anchorage and The Art Shop Gallery in Homer, Alaska. If you are in Hilliards, PA (a little east of Pittsburgh), check out The Glass Blowing Center run by Elaine and Tom Doner.

fyrsmith.etsy.com

I just posted this lampwork heart in the Fyrsmith Etsy shop. Something bright and cheerful on a grey day!

Simplify!!!

My new year's resolution for 2008 is one word: SIMPLIFY. Many years ago I wrote in one of my journals "Lately my life has been so complex that I have been unable to think simple thoughts. I must simplify my life so I can again think complex thoughts." Over the years I have applied this "simplify" principle when needed. It is again time to apply it.
One of the ways to do this is to journal ( or in this case blog) and watch myself thinking. It is amazing what one can learn about oneself by listening to what comes out of one's mouth, or by examining what one writes.

-Don- aka the fyrsmith