From the Studio — Craft

Originally built in my formative years while working for Pine Creations in LA, I just 'finished' this dresser today!

The age you see on it is both man and element made. It was built and 'antiqued' by my 19 year old hands then given to my mum for a stint. She recently handed it back (spacial issues nothing personal;) but I let it sit outside for a good 6 months! Of course this was a purposeful strategy to get that greyish sun-aged tone that is nearly impossible to mimic.

So I recently...

I was recently asked to provide an art installation for a street photography exhibit called You Are Here @ the new Think Tank Gallery in downtown Los Angeles. The photographers were given actual coordinates where they could take their photos. As for me I was given a $200 budget to buy whatever supplies I could from the shops square block that the gallery is located. Since it's the LA fashion district, there was lots of random fabric and random chinese products to choose...

While we don't have super powers, we have power tools!

Here's a glimpse at my anti-Adobe logo making process for a new leather-bound portfolio I'm working on. I want the end result to look like I stole it from Gandalf the Grey...

Found the metal from and old toilet ring:/

I then added a little muriatic acid to rust...

You ever heard the old saying, "The shoemaker's children have holes in their shoes"?

Well I do what I can to defy that saying. So consider this post my protest and documentation that my better half does get to reap the benefit of being married to a carpenter.

Our daughter's 1st birthday was quickly approaching and we needed some good outdoor entertaining furniture. So instead of renting plastic folding tables and...

I thought I'd post some recent collaborations with my creative partner in crime/wifey Pamelove Muñoz. Not only is she my eagle-eyed quality control inspector, she has an almost supernatural gift for finding pricey vintage treasures at next to nada! Then she makes even cooler stuff with it.

This summer she has been hard at work making things for our daughter's 1st birthday party. We having many projects in the works, tables, tents, cake stands etc...but here are a few that have have been recently been deemed done...