Alchemy

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We just had a couple of those perfect spring days—the kind that pull you outside and make everything feel like it’s finally underway. The deer clearly agreed… my garlic chives didn’t stand a chance (which still surprises me), though maybe paired with sorrel they’re more appealing than I realized.

Now the rain is moving in for the rest of the week, and the garden will carry on without me for a bit. So I’m back inside, settling into the rhythm of the studio while everything outside soaks it all in.

And in the studio, this week’s color landed right in that space.

Alchemy

Some colors arrive fully formed. This one kept shifting - never settling into just one thing. From one angle, it holds gold like something gathered and kept. Turn it, and blue moves quietly underneath, like water just beginning to warm. Little hints of green move in and out of view, and then, almost unexpectedly, a trace of pink appears—soft and fleeting, easy to miss unless you stay with it for a moment.

I first made a color called Alchemy nearly ten years ago. This is a return to that idea, shaped by time, different glass, and a different way of seeing. It carries the same spirit, but it’s not the same piece.

It’s also one of those colors that resists being fully captured in a photograph. A still image can hold the gold, or the blue, or a hint of the shift—but not the full conversation between them. This is a color that reveals itself as it moves with you.

It isn’t one color becoming another. It’s everything happening at once.

Alchemy Necklaces

Worn at the center, the full conversation of the color comes together—gold, blue, and those softer undertones moving just beneath the surface. Simple, steady, and quietly changing with the light.

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Alchemy Bracelet

A series of small shifts across the wrist. Each stone holds the color a little differently, so the gold and blue move and change as your hand moves through the day. Always in motion, always revealing something new.

$150.00

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Alchemy Earrings

Small, light, and always shifting. The gold catches first, then blue moves through it, with little flashes of green and pink that appear as you turn. Easy to wear, but never just one thing.

from $45.00

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A quick note from the studio—this is one of the more challenging colors I’ve tried to photograph in a long time. I can get pieces of it, but not the whole. It really does need light and movement to show itself fully.

I ordered earrings online for my wife and they were perfect. Photos don't do justice to the dynamic quality of the glass. The whole experience was great including clear communication and prompt shipping. ~Tyler S.

In all my years, I’ve never seen ducks on a roof. And yet—there they were. One on each side, like it was completely normal.

No rush, no explanation. Just a quiet little moment that made me stop and look twice.

This time of year has a way of doing that.

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→ Explore this week’s color in your own time

WindHorse Arts provides connection to community and acts as a conduit to how people see themselves by: empowering the experience of joy through color, working with one’s hands, and leaning into every person’s own special magic.

WindHorse Arts store and studio are on stolen land of the Wabanaki people, a place currently recognized as Vinalhaven, Maine, nestled in the serene beauty of Penobscot’s Bay. I am grateful to steward this sacred land, honoring its deep roots and rich histories.

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