Hi there,

We're the Nelsons and we're so glad you're here.  We are a little family-run operation with a heart to share the work of our hands. My husband, Will, and I are both very passionate, intentional people.  We aim to create and live meaningful, diligent, God-honoring lives and this doesn't stop with our work.  That's why Colossians 3:23 is at the core of all we do.  

 

We got our start on an island in Alaska, where my husband was born and raised.  I ended up on Kodiak Island after taking a summer boat job, burned out from working in corporate America in my home state of Texas.  Will and I met the following summer at a fourth of July bonfire and the rest is history.  Our little homestead by the foggy Pacific ocean was where we grew strong together, raising children, chickens, a few pigs, a couple of dogs, a woodshed, and a weather-sturdy greenhouse. ​​

 

It's a long and grueling story, concerning our child's health, but we now reside in the southwest with our 3 younger boys George, Duke and Charles.  Will likes to come home and thaw out from the Slope and our boys appreciate getting to play outside without endless layers of clothing most of the year.  Will works rotationally as an oil field operator in Alaska and I get to care for our boys at home, schooling them, feeding them all the homemade food and teaching them God's ways.  It's my greatest work and reward.

 

In the midst of life is where my creativity blossoms; among the million questions, along the trails of little boy adventure, with the support of all the love I could have never imagined, solving problems, lost in the wonder, dwelling in the deeper places and hoping for God's promises.

 

As a youth, all I ever wanted to be was an artist... 

Over the last two decades I've had the joy of working as an artist in different realms. I went to college for digital art.  Photography was how I survived financially for several years but now I do it just for the sake of expression and capturing the fullness of life.  Logo design and illustration became my focus after I moved to Alaska and were well-received on an island geared towards the arts.  Nature has been at the center of my creative work for as long as I can remember.   I think I've always been fascinated by the unending evidence of a thoughtful Creator.  In recent years, I've learned to work with leather, carving, tooling and designing usable artwork.  This has awakened yet another chamber of creative thrill for me.

 

Collaborating with Will and working together on all of the little projects is a massive joy for us both.  Our boys love to get in on the work and creativity.  George invented his own lip balm recipe and often joins me at the bench to build his latest design.  Duke loves to swing a hammer and draw airplanes while Charles currently just enjoys being mixed up in all of the mess as a fiery toddler.  
 

If you have questions, comments or a special request for soap, leatherwork or art, please write to us.  Our heart for Bronze Basin is to be a blessing to all those that come into our path, to accomplish God's will and share with what has been shared with us.
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Thanks for visiting us here,

the Nelsons
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