● Leave the Table
You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served. – Nina Simone
As the completion of the marquetry project drew near, it was hard to let … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar-Dedication
Waiting for an idea, a symbol, or a sign requires patience and preparation. You have to be ready to receive that molecule of awareness. How do you do … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Altar-Frame
First thing, the Baule door needs a frame. Compared to the width of the cabinet opening, it is much smaller in size. It needs to be built up.
I’ve … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar-Healing
Could a healing be taking place while my shop altar remains a work in progress? It took a while to get here. The primary joinery – the dovetails – … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Altar Growth: Joining Together
Growth. That’s what I want. And practice. And doing. Oh yes… and actual experience. All of these lead to the “G” word or growth. How could it not?
● Altar-Building
The altar build is slowly showing signs of life. In the last post, Altar Joinery: Making Connections, I delved into a little history about two great empires from … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar Joinery: Making Connections
Initially, I thought that dovetails or any joinery applied to an African door would be an oxymoron. Would they look way out of line for my shop altar? That … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Altar-Origins
What happens today creates tomorrow
I believe that the act of making a personal altar is meditation. That act can be most meaningful when the project is put together … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ And the Trees Still Stand
For eons, wood from the forest has been harvested to the brink of extinction to sustain humanity. Houses, furniture, wine barrels, bridges, boats, fences, industrial models for tools, machinery … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Old Forged Froe: A Short Story
A striking axe or old forged froe is a hand tool used to cleave logs. It is suited for riving billets, chair legs and spindles, shakes and shingles, and … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Container Garden Planter
A Tale of the city
Every spring I think about having a container garden. Living in an urban setting has its limitations. If there is no yard, what do … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
