Measure Cut Cut

I talk frequently about the purpose of my work in terms of functionality and inspiration. What I don’t talk as much about are the deliberate choices I make when it comes to transferring a pencil drawing or basic concept into a physical form. While I was sanding, scraping and putting the first coat of finish on a new walnut table … Read more »

I have a confession to make: recently I’ve been working a lot with plywood. I know, it’s a little out of  character. For a long time, I was pretty opposed to using the heavy wafer cookies of the wood world. I thought it was cheap, characterless and inauthentic. Any time I saw something made of plywood, I would scoff and … Read more »

It’s Saturday night, and as it seems like I’ve been doing all day, I’m multitasking. As I attempt to write this post I’m also fending off acrobatic moves by our dog Baze, who desperately wants to get to a small stash of Peanut Butter M&M cookies my grandma sent me from Kansas earlier this week. She’s none too happy with … Read more »

I’ve never had a real solo art show before – and don’t have any plans to do so anytime soon – but over the next few weeks I’ll have significant work in 4 simultaneous shows. The works in each show will be pretty different from one another, so I hope you can make it to all 4, which all occur … Read more »

Thanks to everyone who entered the Measure Cut Cut Trivia Contest & Balloon Giveaway. Only one person can win, and that person is… PAUL L., from Berkeley, CA. Paul was one of only a few people to answer all of the trivia questions correctly. He’ll receive his fancy wooden balloon very soon. Congratulations Paul! So what were the answers? 1.) Anna … Read more »

Do you want to own this hot air balloon sculpture for FREE? Yeah? Well I just made this piece, and am itching to give it away. It’s the first of my “Series II” handmade wooden hot air balloons. It comes complete with the drawer and handmade paper basket. I even added a little hanger and a couple of paper sandbags … Read more »

Okay. When we left off earlier this week, I had shared the basic process of constructing a turning block for a wooden hot air balloon, and how to shape and sand it. Now comes the little details. FINISHING THE BALLOON After the piece has been sanded nice and smooth, I start to build the drawer. I have a stash of … Read more »

While I was visiting my parents in Kansas a couple weeks ago, they gave me a copy of the newest issue of “Woodturning” magazine. It’s full of images of amazingly turned pieces, both utilitarian and sculptural. There are also lots of tutorials, reviews of tools and information for people interested and researching and mastering their craft. But I mostly just … Read more »

I get a lot of questions from people about what my day-t0-day schedule is like. What kind of hours do I work each day? How many different projects do I work on at once? What’s my balance between design work vs. studio practice? The answer to these questions, of course, is that it’s different everyday. But generally – and the … Read more »