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Marin Arts & Craft Show – November 3 -5 10-6 on Fri-Sat and 10-5 on Sun. Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael, CA. https://www.artsandcraftsshow.com/marin.php

As I’ve started to experiment with the tiling patterns that have intrigued me for a long time I decided to start small. Jewelry boxes are a great way to test out patterns, combinations of woods, scaling, and other details. Of course being smaller doesn’t make construction easier (or quicker!) but it does mean I can…

We’ve needed something in this space for some time. And to hold a rather strange mix of items. So a good opportunity to make a unit with different size components and display a different sort of veneer patterning.

Lots of nice feedback at Scotts Valley Art and Wine Show

Copper is great fun and produces spectacular results but there is also a place for more subtle styles. The effects from carefully selected wood veneers arranged in simple geometric patterns can also be spectacular. Patterns with simple shapes like squares and rhombuses can be used fairly easily by gluing the shapes into rows, cutting strips,…

August 20th & 21st, 2022 At Skypark 361 Kings Village Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 List of Artists

Bright shiny copper quickly corrodes and gains a deep green and sometimes blue patina. I had never realized that copper can also produce an extraordinary range of other colors when treated with other chemicals. I’ve no idea what these are but when I saw samples of such copper veneer I was amazed, and my thoughts…

A great opportunity to talk to people about my work. A great pleasure to get many admiring comments! Also a couple of commissions to follow up.

My son wanted to build a large dining table using rustic hickory. So we needed to fill the knots with epoxy. Trickiest element was this corner detail:

Can be furniture also