Letter to the Elves!

 The elves love to receive letters!  Here are is a nice one they shared with me recently:

Back in the Clay

 When we reach November, I have to start admitting that elf house season is behind me.  Well there was that one year we put the elf houses on ice for Art Shanties at Bde Uma.

But usually my work making elf houses calms down in the winter months.  That means I had back to the clay studio to make art and have adventures there.  I'm really trying to perfect my lid game.  These two jars are my latest attempts.  

Letters to the Elves!

  The elves love to receive letters!  Here are is a nice one they shared with me recently:

Letters to the Elves!

  The elves love to receive letters!  Here are is a nice one they shared with me recently:

Windows on Nicollet Installation Day

Its a huge honor for my elf houses to be included in Windows on Nicollet for this holiday season!  Installation took a lot of heart and sweat!  My son was wearing his FitBit tracker and we ended up walking over 6 miles each to get things in place.  I still can't show you the whole installation (that comes with the November 25th Opening Day)!  However, here are some pictures from our hardworking installation day.

Here we are walking and walking and walking!

Letters to the Elves!

  The elves love to receive letters!  Here are is a nice one they shared with me recently:

Who is the round door for?

 

In my last post, I shared that I was working hard on an elf house commission for the Windows on Nicollet Project in Minneapolis! Windows on Nicollet is a special holiday project that will feature 10 decorated windows inspired by the beloved 8th Floor Holiday Shows from Dayton's Department Store.  Each artist was assigned a beloved figurine from past shows.  

I was over the moon to get assigned Mole and Ratty, best friends from the 1995 Dayton's Holiday Show!  I was so happy that I made Ratty a special round door.  

This is Ratty's special door:

The Windows on Nicollet debut on November 25th!  My project will be there along with so many other creative windows.  Locations include:

Meet Minneapolis Visitor’s Center (505 Nicollet) 

• Young Quinlan-Strive Bookstore (81 S. 9th Street) 

• U.S. Bancorp Center (800 Nicollet) 

• City Center-Marshall’s Left (33 S. 6th Street) 

• City Center-Marshall’s Right (33 S. 6th Street) 

• IDS Center-Hubert White corner (80 S. 8th Street) 

• IDS Center-Hubert White side (80 S. 8th Street) 

• Gaviidae Common-DID Office (651 Nicollet) 

• 60 South 6th-Caribou (80 S. 8th Street) 

• Dayton’s Project (700 Nicollet Mall) 

 

Take a holiday cheer-filled walk around Nicollet downtown this holiday season and make pit stops at each of these amazing window displays created by local artists. They will fill your day with smiles and cheer and will make your time downtown just what you need this holiday season. 

 

Don't miss out on this seasonal sensation! Check out stunning holiday window displays created by local artists! Join us in celebrating the most wonderful time of the year right in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. Bring your family and friends to experience the joy of the holidays together. 

Letters to the Elves

  The elves love to receive letters!  Here are is a nice one they shared with me recently:

We're as busy as Elves at my house!

I've been asked to make two very special elf houses for Holidays on Nicollet in Minneapolis this year.  I need to keep things under wraps until November 25th and the grand opening.  But I can share a few special details - like this round door that will be a perfect fit for one of the house's new inhabitants.