Why Nuthatch Atelier? Have I even been to France? No, I just collect engaging, enchanting words and phrases. When I learned of the word atelier, I was star-struck with the implied creativeness of such a place. Why should I not name my workspace something exotic. Yet, my space cannot exist without a dose of quirkiness and what is more quirky than a bird traveling head-first down a tree trunk? Hence, Nuthatch Atelier came to be the moniker of my workspace -- wherever I happen to be while in the process of artmaking. Two characteristics of the nuthatch have come to be descriptive of my art work: having a unique perspective with a quirky technique!