a couple of years ago, we worked with our neighbor, steve holman, on two large conference tables, one 9′ x 26′ and one 8′ x 20′. we had to set them up in my garage as neither of our shops was large enough to hold them … this fall he got a commissions to build …
ok … i’ve lost count … this would be claro walnut slab table number … hmmm … 11? 12? more? i’ve lost count. anyway, they are all really fun and i will have another one coming out of the finish room this week for my upcoming svac show. this one is going to be crated …
waaaay behind in my blogging … along with a bunch of stuff in the shop, i have also gotten caught up in a good paddle tennis season, playing more than ever before … the weather has been perfect; warm for vermont and my body has been holding up surprisingly well … it’s a great, fast, …
well, back around the fall of 2010, when it was really slow and looking to get slower, we agreed to do a show in manchester at the southern vermont art center, in the winter 2012. it seemed like a long time off at the time. now, not so far away … in fact, until yesterday …
in a recent post, i wrote about refinishing a table i built 21 years ago in a style i am still working in today, and in fact, started working on in 1986. i’ll give jasper johns some credit for that as i often use his quote in the title above when talking about a ‘design …
in a recent post, i wrote about refinishing a table i built 21 years ago in a style i am still working in today, and in fact, started working on in 1986. i’ll give jasper johns some credit for that as i often use his quote in the title above when talking about a ‘design …
it’s not often that you get to see a table you made 21 years ago that lives 300 miles away. just after christmas though, one of my long time clients emailed to say that their table had sustained some damage over the holidays and needed some help. coincidentally, my shipper was in the area and …
at my age, 64.5 years, i think that most people would agree, time accelerates (is it already the 15th of january?), memory becomes less able, and when we think back, we sometimes wonder, ‘where did last year go’? so, for the last 3 years i have collected relevant (to me) photos in folders on my …
well, 2012 is certainly off to an interesting start … we finished a stool this week for a client/friend who recently finished this needlepoint project after working on it off an on for a really long time (she claims 15 years, off and on). so, she is really excited to cross it off her ‘to …
i see i have been a little lazy here with my writing at the start of the new year … all those holidays i guess and getting organized again now that they are over … had some people out sick … on and on, you know … anyway, we did start an interesting table this …
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