What are your happy thoughts? And those of the people around you? There are some folks who believe that thoughts and attitude are visible through auras surrounding a person. Healing thoughts, dark thoughts, personal growth, worries … and yes, happy thoughts. What you are thinking and feeling becomes the energy surrounding your very being. We … Continue reading
Grapes of Raft
Like a twisting, rolling, unpredictable river, the rapids in “Grapes of Raft” turned over and over in my mind until I knew there was a snow globe to be made. … Continue reading
Family Reunion – Time Flies
Many of us have two types of family reunions: the one that exists only in the imagination, where everyone is relaxed and sits around enjoying homemade meals (with nary a dish to be washed, and nobody flitting about the kitchen and missing conversations); and the other type, where folks are coming and going and rushing … Continue reading
A History of American Snow Globes
Now and then in our travels on the internet, we find interesting documents about snow globes. Bonus: this document, a Masters thesis, is about the history of snow globes, and includes a paragraph or so about Camryn Forrest Designs. We’re honored to be included. A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AMERICAN SNOW GLOBE: FROM MEMORY TO MASS … Continue reading
Geodesic Dome/Dome
It’s an intriguing shape, the geodesic dome. Simply, interlocking straight lines are used to create polygons, those polygons in turn become a curved hemisphere shape, like half of a soccer ball or a jungle gym. Credit for the geodesic dome in architecture goes to R. Buckminister Fuller: “a light, domelike structure developed by R. Buckminster … Continue reading
Black Sails
Have you ever heard the saying, “that ship has sailed?” I planned to take a series of fabulous photos of our newest airship snow globe when we got back to Colorado after showing at the spring One of a Kind show in Chicago, but … that ship has sailed. It was purchased and is off … Continue reading