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Steampunk Flying Saucer Snow Globe
I don’t think the question is “DO you believe in flying saucers?” The question should be “Do you WANT to believe in flying saucers?” It occurred to me that our little green men and women, or whatever...
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The Blue Heart (or “Let It Be”) Snow Globe
I’m fascinated with iconic images which hold tight in my imagination. With tiny solid objects that evoke mysterious emotions. This snowless water globe was one of those that I found appealing because...
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The Promise: glittering gold waterglobe
Sometimes I find odd little items and put them in snow globes to make a tiny scene, and sometimes I want to sculpt something specific I’ve imagined. I was working on shaping a small hand, reaching...
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Launch Party – A Rocket Snow Globe
Imagine this: a small crowd gathers to see a rocket launch. Dressed in their travel finest, they prepare to be amazed, and perhaps to applaud politely as the rocket lifts off into a grand adventure. Is...
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Work in Progress (Heart) snow globe
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.” - The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry “The Heart wants what it wants – or else it...
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Airships, Dirigibles and Zeppelins, oh my!
What is it about airships, you ask? I have no easy answer. I like the way they look, the adventures they imply, the endless possibilities. And they seem somehow, green, you know? They just putter along...
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Re-Run — Or, “have you seen this one before?”
Repurposing, refabricating, refurbishing and … Re-Run. This charming little vintage television did not want to be hidden away; it wanted to run out and tell its story again. “I have NOT outlived my...
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The strange saga of the Warrior Rhino snow globe
It was a simple idea at the time. I wanted, I planned, to make a snow globe sculpture called “Invisible Carousel.” I sketched it out to perfection. Frollicking giraffes and unicorns, a pig and a...
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Beaded Metaphor: Seeking Closure
Inspiration comes from anyplace. A new friend invited me to attend a bead show with her a month or so ago, and I went, mainly because I’d never been before. We wandered aisles and admired antique and...
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Cherry Creek Arts Festival in July
Ooh, so much to do! We are very excited to announce that Camryn Forrest Designs will be showing at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, Colorado the second weekend in July — July 5-6-7 to be...
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It’s Complicated — Heart – Stacked Snow Globe
Now and then we get take a fresh look at how to make snow globes – Last year it was the elaborate snow globe for the Sacramento Steampunk Society; this go around, it’s a double-decker snow globe with...
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Steampunk artist featured in new book
Steampunk artist featured in new book. For the full story in Westword, you can also check out this link. [contact-form]
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Attraction (copper heart)
At the Cherry Creek Arts Festival earlier this month, a small child asked me “what is your favorite snow globe here today?” And the surprising answer was: Attraction. Well, it was surprising to me at...
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Proto-Droid – the robot of parts unknown
I like this little guy. He’s a droid of sorts, a robot made of leftover parts. Maybe a prototype: still figuring out where everything goes. Weren’t the first real robots much the same: a little bit of...
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Do you Believe?
What we believe can be the elusive butterfly for which we reach. The unexpected beauty that flutters among us, teasing us with its promise. We hold out our hands and hold our breath, waiting and hoping...
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Diving into a Sea Story
In so many endeavors, humans try to emulate other creatures and end up standing out … well, like an opposable thumb. We want to soar in the skies so we create vibrant colored hot air balloons. It’s a...
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Waiting for Instructions (Don’t Wait!)
Guilty. Sometimes I just sit around waiting for someone to tell me what to do. Waiting for a deadline to approach, or for the next big thing to hover over me like Godzilla before I’m forced to jump...
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Too Big for his Bridges – snow globe
There once was a man too big for his bridges … Yes, yes, I know that’s not how the story goes, but it’s how this one is told. When I first heard this phrase — or thought I’d mis-heard it, actually — I...
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Where Love Grows
Roots and branches, leaves and seeds. In this leafless tree, a golden heart is held aloft by gentle arms and a sturdy trunk. Love grows where stories are told, and where people share laughter, where...
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A Mended Heart – resilient water globe
Wounded and battered, held together with wire and glue and magic of sorts, supported with hope and dreams, the resilient heart stands tall. Four-inch glass globe with one of a kind, custom interior...
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