The Bluegrass Youth Ballet was looking for a solution to cover the massive front window of their studio while still having taking advantage of the natural light in the room. I thought I could help. The Bluegrass Youth Ballet is an amazing place, accepting of everyone, encouraging everyone, and celebrating everyone while not compromising on …
Bowshot: I will come for you if you just stay where you are When my wife and I were trying to start a family we had a series of miscarriages including something called a tetraploidy. This is where an embryo has double the amount of chromosomes needed. My wife’s body was trying to keep something …
This banjo was a joy and wonderful challenge to design and make. It was a commission from someone that wanted to let someone else know how much they are valued. I could work on projects like that all day. From what I have learned of Keith Nance he is a selfless father and mentor. I …
Glass Bottom Banjo: This banjo began as all good things do… as an idea that you can’t let go of. It was (and still is) an experiment. I didn’t know that some banjo heads are clear. As soon as I saw one I knew I had to print something in the back of it. A …
This banjo is one I made for myself. The fretboard image is made from selected frames of Eadweard Muybridge’s “Woman Jumping Over a Stool”. It is made by inlaying acrylic mother of pearl into Richlite (an ebony alternative). I have seen a number of instruments with heavy adornment but never one with a whole image …
I was in need of a desk lamp for my office. The top of the desk I made a couple years back from some very interesting cherry. Cherry is very sensitive to light and I didn’t want to have anything sit on top to leave a mark from blocking the sun. The desk is a …
Last summer I went to visit my Grandfather at the old family farm in Collins, Mississippi. I never grew up there but always visited, and it holds special memories for me. I always heard stories from my father of his time as a young lad and teen working on the Collins farm. A …
This drawing entitled “Shed” is 7ft by 5 ft and is part of a larger exhibition in the works but has recently been installed as part of a group exhibition at Georgetown College in Georgetown KY to feature the faculty of Georgetown College. The exhibition itself was a experiment as participants were asked to create …
I found this No 08 Jointer plane in horrible shape. The pitting caused by rust was beyond anything I had ever seen. It looked as though someone used a wire wheel to try and “clean” it up. I purchased it at a local Peddlers Mall because you rarely see a plane of this size and …
As part of a series of tools derived from body parts these Thumbtack hammers carry the form of the original tack hammer used by upholsters. Tack hammers are normally magnetic at the end of the split to hold a tack in place while it is being set. Mine could not be as they are cast …