Ask my family and they’ll tell you that I go through phases. One month I’m spending all my time wood burning, another month I’m coloring, another month I’m designing with typography, and so it goes. With each of the things I do, I go through phases. I still enjoy each one thoroughly, but sometimes I’m in the […]
What inspires me? This was always the hardest question for me to answer when I was growing up, because, truth be told… nothing inspired me! There I would be, merrily going my own way without a care in the world or thought for the future. But thankfully I can say that is no longer the case. Now […]
My interest in woodworking started when I was a teenager. I had seen how my grandpa and my uncle either restored or fixed furniture and sometimes made their own pieces. It made me want to start learning to do woodworking myself. When I was 16, I took a wood carving class which got me even more interested. […]
I have often wondered, while seeing the available and ‘hot off the press’ greeting cards at the local store, “why overcharge for such a simple piece of paper?” Yes, it is quick and easy to get a card that is mass produced and readily available, but generally it is hard to find just the right color, specific […]
Dictionary Term The earliest use of the word inspiration in the English language dates back to the 14th century and it had a distinct theological meaning, referring to “a divine influence upon a person, from a divine entity.” Since the 16th century, the word inspiration has also been used in the sense of “drawing the air into […]