‘Tis the Season

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latest rockCrop circle season has begun, which means I’ll be doing some stone carvings again to be sure. One evening recently I had time to make this latest piece – my favorite so far. You can read more on this subject here“.

You may have noticed our store has nothing in it yet, but this is going to change soon. Undoubtedly some of the first items will be various stone products that are almost ready. Our goal is to be heavily stocked with unique gifts by next holiday shopping season.

More info and updates coming soon.

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Friday’s Post

pet stone grave marker by Glasstone Studio in Vancouver WaThis time it’s one for us. A bit belated – it felt better to avoid it for a while. We left this one unpainted – definitely a subtler look. (click to enlarge)

It’s true, our cat “Friday” WAS old, but it didn’t really seem like it – just last year I looked out the window and was shocked to see him fearlessly beating on a big raccoon that was eating out of his bowl. Probably embarrassing for Friday that the raccoon didn’t seem to notice much and just continued eating.

Micky has a nice Friday post on her blog. Good photo too. Here is a link.

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Pet Memorial

pet memorial stoneI got a chance to do something in stone today. This was the fourth pet grave marker I’ve done in about a month.

I like working with stone so much that I think I will actively market this particular product as best I can to the Vancouver area. I’m not yet sure what the best way to do this would be. Probably brochures in pet stores or a small add in the paper? I like that it helps someone who is in pain. The marker is a physical and symbolic statement; it says, “you were important to me, and I’m never going to forget you”.

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Pet Memorial

pet memorial stoneI got a chance to do something in stone today. This was the fourth pet grave marker I’ve done in about a month.

I like working with stone so much that I think I will actively market this particular product as best I can to the Vancouver area. I’m not yet sure what the best way to do this would be. Probably brochures in pet stores or a small add in the paper? I like that it helps someone who is in pain. The marker is a physical and symbolic statement; it says, “you were important to me, and I’m never going to forget you”.

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