What is Dooking Weasel Forge?

Dooking Weasel Forge (pronounced like "looking") is a name adopted by the artists Sandra and Bryan to describe their studio. The name started as a joke, but eventually it grew on us. Currently this web page is under construction, but eventually this will be a starting point for selling some of our arts. Up until now our art has only been sold or donated for charity. We will be establishing online art sales in the near future and will hopefully have some works for sale at a local museum. We have a successful booths at a local craft fairs, and hope to do several more in 2009/2010. Watch this site for updates.

Craft Shows

2009 SCHEDULE

September 12, 2009 (Saturday) - 3rd Annual Metro West Humane Society Craft Fair - Framinham Common (Edgell Road), MA

October 17, 2009 (Saturday) - 108th Annual Harvest Craft Fair - First Parish of Sudbury - Rt 27 & Concord Road, Sudbury, MA

2010 SCHEDULE (Preliminary)

September 13, 2010 (Saturday) - 4rd Annual Metro West Humane Society Craft Fair

What is a Dooking Weasel

When ferrets get happy or excited they make a chuckling bark that sounds like “Dook Dook”. Hence, a Dooking Weasel is another term for a Happy Ferret. Dooking is often accompanied by a Weasel War Dance where they excitedly jump around with their mouths open, often tripping over their own feet and running into objects. Yes, they are spazzes!

Natural troublemakers, ferrets are always fun to watch and play with, but they can be a lot of work to take care of. Small objects get stolen, big objects get broken, and anywhere where ferrets aren’t supposed to go is where the ferret wants to be (and often is). Obviously this makes for the best type of art studio where foot prints in clay and nose smudged paintings are a way of life.

Ferret and Cat Stories

In the Weasels and Forge Cat pages you can read exciting stories about our cat and ferrets. You will also find some fiction written by the owners of Dooking Weasel Forge in the Stories page. There is also a download for the Ferret Poem Book which is a fund raising publication for ferret shelters. The Ferret Poem Book is 184 page compilation of ferret related poetry, songs and stories.