Authentic Nautical Accessories, and Custom Furnishings
The picture above is of my most recent work - "Reefing Before the Blow." Yesterday was my first opportunity to display it for the public. There was a lot of interest in it, so I don't think it will be hanging on my wall for too long. But something interesting was going on with the …
This cherry bowl is about ten and a half inches in diameter. It was a slow project that sat around the shop for over a month after being hollowed. I didn't know what I wanted to do with the ends, so I eventually did each differently. Nobody awaited this piece, so there was no pressure …
I have to increase the stock of items I have depleted. And I have begun planning for one of three new ship portraits I have in the offing. The shop is a mess. But a creative one.
Artists and crafters can become lost among the ads and catalogs of new tools. But it's worthwhile to consider and remember what our most basic tolls can achieve before we rush out and buy the newest thing. For the carver, that toll is the lowly knife. curved chip design whirling circle chip design a house …
Woodcarving is often about completing a project for a client. This is Mr. Jones's favorite little runabout, "Cleo II," which Mrs. Cleo Jones commissioned for her husbands's seventieth birthday. It's no time to experiment; just get it done.But to learn, you need to experiment. Some people don't like to invest much time in experimentation because …
I was cleaning up in the basement the other day and found some buried things that I had forgotten. One was this practice, Bellamy Eagle. I taught marine carving for about six years. Another teacher had created the course, and I took over when he became ill. I tweaked the curriculum to suit my approaches …
When I lived in Baltimore many years ago, I was a regular visitor at the Walters Gallery. I'd make a beeline to display a case that held miniature carvings done in boxwood. Tiny, precise, and beautiful. I was beginning my journey as a carver, and I took inspiration from those carvings about what was possible …
Water was a defining part of most of the shows I did as a marine carver. Of course, I exhibited at boat shows. They were either on the water, or water was a required theme running through them. The shows placed me where my prime customers would be. That all crashed to a halt during …
As a carver, I have had some interesting requests from potential customers. Doing boat shows was where most of my business came in and where most of the oddball commissions originated. There were the gentlemen who were interested in nude figureheads of their wives but bustier. The wives lurked in the background, shooting daggers at …
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a Drummer was not just a percussionist. A drummer was a traveling salesman who'd make the rounds with tools, clothes, or anything else you might wish to purchase but could not easily find at the small retail establishments in your town. Think no internet, no Walmart, and few …
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