Purple Canyon NM

Just wonderful to work with....

December 10, 2011
I've been working with some 30 year old black walnut from Arkansas - just wonderful to work with !

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Santa Fe style pet feeders now available at Teca Tu (Krystyn Bleda)

April 23, 2010
My Santa Fe style raised pet feeders are now available at Teca Tu's Pet Emporium in Santa Fe at the Sambusco Market Place. If you're in town, please stop by Teca Tu to see my work - Teca Tu has wonderful unique items for your pet!

(Krystyn Bleda - Purple Canyon Artisan Studio)

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The Creative Connection

April 6, 2010
This link is fabulous - so creative: 
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecreativeconnection%2F&h=de8138026891298a271df9e0de1378ac

TheCreativeConnection.com

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Wood and Environment

January 29, 2010
Wood is affected by humidity. Wood expands and contracts as the moisture in the air changes. If I make a wood piece here in the New Mexican desert and send it east it will most likely expand because of the moisure in the east. Vice versa - a piece made on the east coast and ships west will likely shrivel a bit, dry out, and crack. So extra care is needed in understanding wood and it's environment.

"RH" - relative humidity is at a stable range at between 45 and 55 percent. Wood exposed to high ...
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About Me

Krystyn Bleda
Rio Grande Valley - New Mexico
Krystyn Bleda