Authentic Nautical Accessories, and Custom Furnishings
Daily writing promptTell us about the last thing you got excited about.View all responses Sometimes, it's just the little things that get you the most excited. It's like a surprisingly wonderful French Toast at the Gray Jay restaurant in Burlington, Vermont ( OK, a shameless commercial for a place I like!). Or a wonderful morning …
No fancy tools, no drafting programs. Just brown paper and pencils. Amazing what technology can do these days.
Craftspeople accumulate tools and supplies, and some of us could use the help of the tool police to keep us in line with purchases of new bits and pieces.
It was a cold February afternoon, but the sun made it very pretty. Not having much to do, I worked on the portrait of the schooner Ada Bailey for a while. I then made some hair sticks just to see what sort of easy adornments I could come up with without too much fuss.
My wife enjoyed the hair combs I've been making but wanted some hair sticks for her long hair.
Well, we are almost out of the prototype phase with the combs.
I've had a thing with boxes. So when I restarted the woodcarving business, boxes with a nautical theme were among the first product lines I developed.
By my long-standing tradition, January is a month for working with the design book first and the workshop second. The book doesn't look much like a designer's book of sketches. Over the past few years, it's become page upon page of post-it notes placed on the book's blank pages throughout the year. As an idea …
Crafters and artists are constantly in motion learning new skills, altering perspectives, and looking for the next project that excites them.
We were at a tavern in the Seaport district in New York. I had just won a bet on recognizing a carver's work based on their tool cuts. It was an easy win; the carvings I had identified were by a carver whose work I was familiar with.
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