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I found the etched-glass cloche at a vintage shop and knew I needed to make a pedestal for it. This one features a fern imprint in dark amber glaze with black trim. Perfect for presenting a pile of cookies, cupcakes or muffins.
8.5” tall by 7.5” diameter with the cloche.
This big, tall bowl with handles is a shape I used to make often. My mother serves salads out of hers, and others have served pasta or soups. It would also make a lovely planter for orchids and ferns. This one features my new Bittersweet glaze combination of red leaves over dark amber. The botanical here is privet. The interior is glazed in black, then coated with Cosmic Tea Dust glaze for added sparkle. (There are four small tall Bittersweet bowls that would match it beautifully if you’d like to make a set.)
7.25” tall by 8” diameter
I decided to elevate 9 insects that we humans DO NOT LIKE in a series of 8” square acrylic paintings on canvas a few years back. I painted the bugs on a gold gilded background. That set of 9 paintings sold last year to a wonderful man who wanted to surprise his wife, who had admired them at the annual Studio Tour event. But I just couldn’t let them go, so I’ve immortalized 8 of those BAD BUGS in a set of cocktail napkins. 2 each of 8 bugs included in each pack: Spotted Lanternfly, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Botfly, Potato Beetle, Asian Tiger Mosquito, Asian Lady Beetle, Gypsy Moth, and Asian Longhorn Beetle.
Every set of 16 napkins includes a lovely cork coaster with a reproduction of my portrait of a European Hornet from my Bearing Witness field notes!!!
CL Whiting makes hand tooled leather goods with beautiful raised-leaf patterns. Each leaf represents a unique stamp tooled into the leather itself, creating the lovely leaf designs you see. Each piece is entirely unique, and is made with soft, high-quality leather. I was gifted one of her coin purses almost 25 years ago and still love it. And I have bought my everyday bags from her. I decided to offer them now to you! These pieces age well, and are always in style for those who like a little botanical imagery in their daily lives.
Leaf design on front, two over the shoulder straps, outside back zipper pocket. Inside 3 card pockets, pen holders and phone pocket, zipper closure, all leather lined.
Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 4 inches
Style: 603
I made the original set of these watercolors for my Christmas-elf father, who has wrapped presents elaborately since I was tiny. Now, you can have your own set of 20 gift tags, two each of ten designs painted by me, your favorite potter! You might want a hole punch, because I decided not to punch holes in the corners of each of these. Super stocking stuffer!
2 each of 10 different designs, including baby-versions of the following: racoon, red fox, robin, kingfisher, great horned owl, chipmunk, bluebird, Carolina wren, white-tailed deer, Eastern gray squirrel.
This series of greeting cards comes from images in my Field Journal, “Bearing Witness,” in which I have recorded the flora and fauna I see around me, whether that be on my walks around Albemarle County, Virginia, or trips to England to visit my son who is studying archeology at the University of York, or trips to my family’s cottage in Central Wisconsin. I note the common and Latin names of the bird, plant, bug, or animal I’ve drawn, whether it’s native or invasive, some tidbits about the species, and sometimes a note on the weather.
This greeting card is made from my Nov 1-7 entry in my Bearing Witness journal. Inside blank. Lovely moss green envelope.
5” x 7”
My own Havanese pups have had their own beautiful food and water bowls for a long time. I figured I should offer some to those of you who would prefer to see art on their floor, rather than a stainless steel bowl. This petite bowl is light blue on the interior with trumpet vine fronds. The exterior has a paw print and a matte mottled blue-green glaze. Food and dishwasher safe. For small dogs or cats. (I’m happy to make pet bowls of any size for your needs—just email me).
1.75” tall by 4” diameter
I was really excited recently to have discovered Anne Vaughn’s work—she’s a jewelry designer in Floyd, Virginia. Her work is elegant, sparkly, tasteful, can be dressed up or down, and is reasonably priced. She uses real stones and gems in lovely combinations. I almost sold out of what I had in stock of her work during the Studio Tour in November, and happily, I was able to restock in time for the holidays.
Ember carries the warm, shifting glow of a fire burning low, in the deep reds and golden ambers of autumn. A matte gold plated brass ring, lead and nickel free, is wrapped along its outer edge with faceted ruby, mustard-yellow mookaite, wine-red and olive Czech glass, and tiny cream accents, leaving the inner circle open. Matte gold plated brass ear wires match the 1.75-inch hoop. The jewel tones warm up a camel coat, a rust sweater, or a black dress at a harvest dinner.
Metals: Matte Gold Plated Brass
Materials: Mookaite, Ruby, and Czech Glass
Length: Mid Length - 1-2"
These three pears allowed me to do a glaze experiment that did not turn out as I had envisioned, yet they are appealing. Whew. The largest pear is greenish, with a black stem.
7.5” tall by 5” diameter
New Prints: Bearing Witness Volume 1
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Jan. 21-23 depicts a chickadee, squirrel, and bluebirds.
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Jan. 21-23 depicts a chickadee, squirrel, and bluebirds.
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Jan. 21-23 depicts a ruby-crowned kinglet, tufted titmouse, and bluejays.
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Jan 31-Feb 2, 2025 depicts a white-tailed deer, and white-throated sparrow, a chipping sparrow, and rhododendron
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Feb 3-5, 2025 depicts a great blue heron, a Carolina wren, and Virginia pine
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Feb 6-8, 2025 depicts a Northern cardinal, a dark-eyed junco, and cedar waxwings
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Feb 9-11, 2025 depicts a hairy woodpecker and an Eastern cottontail
Bearing Witness is the title I chose for a project I began at the beginning of Trump’s second term in office. I kept a field-notes style notebook, in which I recorded what I saw in the natural world around me as well as monitoring the news of our democracy under attack. It was both healing and disturbing to keep up this practice daily, but it was my way of bearing witness to the fragility and beauty of both nature and our political reality.
Often, I found it difficult to choose which bits of the bountiful natural world I wanted to bring attention to in any given period. It was even more difficult to choose which bits of the news to highlight. The juxtaposition is meant to be jarring and thought-provoking.
Each page is packed with information, including the common and Latin names of each species, the date I saw it, and sometimes some notes on the location where I saw it. On the top right are the coordinates of where I was during the period covered; the top left indicates the dates covered, and these vary in length. Also included on each page is the date, source , and authors of the news clips I’ve included.
I followed a few of my own “rules.” I had to “see” or “hear” a species to include it. Wherever possible, I used my own photographs as references for the drawings, but I sometimes had to resort to finding reference images on-line. For the most part, these pages bear witness to the flora and fauna of Albemarle County, Virginia, but I also travelled to Wisconsin and to the UK during the past year. Though the flora and fauna from those pages reflect what I saw in those locations, the news bits stayed focused on what was going in in the U.S. I may have made a few errors in species identification, and for that I apologize.
All images: Copyright 2026 by Suzanne Crane.
11” x 14” giclee print, signed and numbered in an edition of 50, on archival paper.
Feb 12-17, 2025 depicts a Virginia opossum, a North American river otter, and a brown thrasher
My Bearing Witness book is printed in 9” x 12” format, so all of the images will be just about the same size as my notebook pages. There are 64 full-color pages, plus an introduction, list of the 212 species included, and the URLs for all of the news sources I quoted. For the price of ONE of my 11×14 signed and numbered giclee prints, you can have a book holding all of them! I know it seems expensive, but self-publishing a signed edition of 100 copies isn’t cheap. I hope you’ll see the value of holding the whole project in your hands at once. And then, if you fall in love with any of the particular pages, you can order a fine art print for your wall.
The first 100 copies are limited-edition, signed and numbered. 140 pages, perfect bound, full color.
You can have this shipped or come to Mud Dauber Pottery to pick up your copy.