Notes From the Studio

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...

Awhile back I went to this 'networking' event, but realized I was cardless. So I grabbed some sandpaper and wrote my info on the back with a Sharpie™. It looked ultra-ghetto, but people actually liked it and asked for more!?

So I decided to revive that project in a more refined way, but keep the handmade craftspect of it intact.

Here's the process...

Design and Print...

Glue and Stick...

The following pics are technically 2 weeks worth of work. Lots of cool stuff for the forthcoming creative epicenter, "The Vault" in Orange, CA. I'm not the best at blogging and building at the same time, but getting better. Enjoy...

Employing the secret arts of 'bend' all over the place here.

Today I'm building the SKELETON for the sickest office I've ever done. Based on a skatepark; ideas will jump + flow around the room (and do some grinds on people's minds)!

Dem Bones Dem Bones

Knee bone connected to the hip bone...

Lots of screws in this room.