Upcoming Events

The first weekend of November I will be participating in the Port Townsend Woodworkers Show, the dates are November 6 and 7, Saturday 11:00am-8:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-3:00pm. The show is sponsored by The Splinter Group, info and directions to the show are at their website, www.splintergroup.org.
It has been almost 20 years since I have done a show, so I am getting excited about all of the last minute panic and the mad dash. But also looking forward to being around very talented artisans, and their beautiful work.
It will be a bit of a challenge getting everything there as some of the work is here on the island and some of it is at Speakeasy gallery in Tacoma.
Speaking of the month of November is Art at Work in Tacoma, and we will be creating live art, every Saturday in the gallery for the month. Their will be painting, jewelry making, carving, henna art and an assortment of music. The gallery is open every Thursday thru Sunday 11am-6pm, and as it is a co-op, it is staffed by the artists, I will work my next shift Thursday the 21 of October so please feel free to come on by and visit.
I am currently working on the podium that accompanies the chair pictured above, it is almost finished, I am currently carving the top, I was real excited about the design, as I was drawing, transferring and inking it in. At the beginning of the carving stage of course there is the"what the hell was I thinking" moment. OK it actually stretches into quite a few moments, sometimes becoming entire days. But, all I have to do is tell my self how glad I will be when it is over, or how nice it will look, or what is time to a pig anyway.
I am also working on some salt cellars and small spoons, at the suggestion of Nicole King of Renegade Wearable art, half of a jewelry making team at Speakeasy. I think they are kind of cool and might actually serve a purpose, the salt cellars I mean. Nicole definitely is cool and has both focus and purpose.
Just to keep from being bored I am also working on a bit of wonderment bordering on amusing, made of gathered bits from broken jewelry, sea glass collected on the island, and a wooden frame from a wind sheared fir tree near the house.
At some point I will be adding photos of all of the aforementioned items.
If you happen to wander in to Speakeasy in the next couple of weeks, 746 Broadway St. in Tacoma, or are in Port Townsend for the wood workers show I look forward to seeing you.
Until then, enjoy the beauty contained in each day.