The cauldron is a tool of transformation...
I come from a long line of New England thrifters. As a child I went to flea markets with my grandfathers and used furniture stores with my grandmother. My other grandmother taught me how to patch clothes and darn socks. When something was beyond patching or darning it went into the rag bag because it STILL HAD SOME USE IN IT. Since childhood I have enjoyed finding items which are at their "rag bag" stage... and transforming them into something else, making them once again useful. I am that person at flea markets buying the shoe box full of broken jewelry. I use the pieces to make new rosaries, prayer beads, and jewelry. Every item in this shop contains upcycled or repurposed components rescued from the metaphorical rag bag and passed through the cauldron of transformation in order to become something new and beautiful!
