The Barefoot Treadler

05/27/2026

Custom piece for private client. Hand tumbled Ocean Jasper in brass on silk transitions kumihimo braid.

05/15/2026

The art market acknowledges the final transaction. It rarely acknowledges everything that came before it. Every artwork carries two forms of investment: the visible materials… and the invisible life required to create it. The canvas and paint are easy enough to count. But beneath every finished wo...

05/01/2026

Come by, watch four of my fellow artists and me as we create great Mother's Day gifts. Shop for a gift for that special woman in your life. We also have an incredible rack of Mother's Day cards featuring art by local artists (and competitively priced with commercially produced cards.) Enjoy appetizers from Sullivan's. Enter to win a Sullivan's gift card or admission to Tohono Chul.

04/29/2026

Just in time for Mother's Day, I will be demonstrating my jewelry making techniques at Art & Appetizers at the Southern Arizona Arts Guild SAAG Gallery (1745 E. River Road, Tucson) on Wednesday, May 6th from 3 pm - 5 pm. Appetizers provided by Sullivan's. Hope to see you there!

04/24/2026

Some recent commissions. Waiting for Japanese silk to braid the lanyard for the ocean jasper stone I just wrapped for a client. My son tumbled that stone. The beaded necklace and tree of life labradorite are not my work, but the client wanted to put the cabochon on a reallt long beaded lanyard she had, so I restrung it into 2 necklaces for her with the cab on one. The opalite cab (top drilled) was a client's that she wanted me to wrap in sterling and I added an opalite bead I had. The five necklaces were antique stones my client had that he wanted hung on kumihimo lanyards for young people as gifts... a howlite, marble, jasper, quartzite and scarab, so after I wrapped each, braided the 5 necklaces and added the findings.

04/23/2026

04/23/2026

"Geometry" from Phil Smith. Phil's art is built around photos and memorabilia which are arranged in meaningful ways. If you are interested in purchasing his art, you will find a large selection of pieces in the Gallery. If you are interested in learning how to do this yourself, Phil teaches classes in the Gallery.

Find out more about Phil's classes, and all of our other workshops at https://www.southernarizonaartsguild.com/workshops .

04/22/2026

This what I taught my fellow artists to do with photos of their work in the class I taught last month, last night and will teach again next Wednesday. It was a free workshop for SAAG members.

04/22/2026

04/19/2026

I will be demonstrating my jewelry making at this event!

Join us at SAAG Gallery in Joesler Village for May Art & Appetizers honoring mothers, grandmothers, and inspiring women. Meet artists creating gift-worthy art, enjoy light appetizers from Sullivan’s, and enter drawings for a Sullivan’s gift card or Tohono Chul passes supporting the SAAG Outreach Fund, or a painting benefiting Tohono Chul. Afterward, dine at Sullivan’s or one of the other fabulous Joesler Village restaurants.