Portland's eat.shop guide book is out

Kaie Wellman included sword+fern in her guide to consuming in Portland.
I'm very honored!
Among the things she lists as covetous besides the studio jewelry are:
Eden Batki's miniature ceramics, Georgie Russell's hand screened hair+teeth tees, Chelsea Heffner's 'false-knit' silk scarves,and Forestbound's canvas bags featuring historical textiles and secondhand leather.
A huge thank you to these designers for sharing their work with my shop, and to Kaie and the eat.shop crew.

miniature ceramic planters by eden batki

forestbound bags by alice saunders

ceramic chain necklace by eden batki [sold]

plainmade false knit silk scarves by chelsea heffner

simple totebags by pawling

hand and shadow's hair shirt

hand and shadow's tooth shirt

kaie's driftwood necklace

new arrival: mudpuppy ceramics

mudpuppy airplant pods hang next to forestbound bags, eden bakti miniature planters, a megan boganovich crystal vase, papermode blank books, and elizabeth benotti porcelain drinking cups in the shop.

Just in are 3 ceramic air plant pods, handmade in Denver by Mike McDowell.
All of his work features clean lines and stark colors, and still feels organic and earthy.
These pieces are painted with a metallic moss green glaze, and hang from heavy twine, with an air plant tucked inside.
$35-$60 each, the plants are included.
I am excited to be carrying more plantlife in the shop, and these pods are the perfect complement to Tillandsia spp., or Epiphytes, or "air plants", they need no soil because water and nutrients are absorbed through the leaves. The plants slip out easily when it's time to water them. How to care for Tillandsia:
-Give them bright, filtered light.
-Thoroughly wet them 2-3 times per week; more often in a hot, dry environment; less often in a cool, humid one.
-In conditions of extreme drying, and consequent moisture loss, Tillandsia cannot get replacement water from their roots like a terrestrial plant, or draw on internal reserves like a succulent.
(In general, if you are growing them indoors and the air is dry, you will need to submerge the plant in water for 10-20 minutes about every two weeks.. )