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About the Artist...
I
am a Mother, Wife, Homemaker, Crafter, Priestess and in
general loving child of the Gods. I create what I'm
inspired to, and use my gift to help others in the
community, locally and beyond.
I love to make besoms best of all! When I decided I
needed a besom a few years ago, I went searching for one
at local shops and online. I never did find what I was
looking for at a price that my family could afford. So,
I went the "homegrown" method...literally! I
found broomcorn seeds in a seed catalog, planted a bunch
of it in my garden, and watched it grow big and
beautiful throughout the summer. Then the harvest season
came, and I started cutting down the ripe blooms, lovely
long sage strands with bold black and red seeds on the
ends. What a shame it seemed to strip them away!
Then came the process of drying and dealing with all of
this grass. Needless to say I developed a system that
works for me, and I won't bore you with the details.
Once the grass was dried the adventure of putting brush
to handle became my conquest. With some trial and error,
I found the way, and have been making my beautiful
besoms ever since.
I want these to be affordable pieces...so I sell for
$45-$60 what you might expect to pay upwards of $60-$75
for in a shop. PLUS you get the option of having
whatever you want carved and burned into the handle of
your besom by a skilled artist for a reasonable cost,
and you don't get that on the $60 besom in the local
shop!! I want to make custom besoms for people who will
appreciate and love them, and do it all for as little as
possible. I hope that I can make a custom besom for you
too!
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