One of my favorite pieces I have made is this beetle kill pine vase. It was supposed to be a rendition of the vessel I posted about a few weeks ago, I was trying to go as thin as I […]
Good Design Comes from Graceful Failure
Steam Bending Kiln Dried Lumber and Angry Old Men
When I first wanted to incorporate steam bending into my work I of course did a little research and Googled how to steam bend lumber. I found myself is a woodworking forum reading through a bunch of argumentative old curmudgeon […]
The Bulge – Be A Better Designer
The krenov style drawer pull has been one of my favorites and I have incorporated a few variations into many of my pieces. In this variation, instead of using a straight dowel, I turned the center part of the pull […]
Finding The Materials Limit – Be A Better Designer
To elaborate on yesterday’s post about my ceramic artist friend being obsessed with pushing the limits of the clay, trying to see how thin he could go and how far he could push a curve before it all fell apart. […]
Obsessing Over Shapes – Be A Better Designer
My friend, a ceramic artist David Garrison, had an obsession with finding the perfect form, and pushing the materials limits. He would go through painstaking renditions, throwing cup after cup on the wheel until he found the perfect curve for […]
