When The Competition Kicks You In The Balls
A furniture maker’s take on a fake inquiry from a competitor, why boundaries matter in a small handcrafted market, and how it led to more work out of Boulder, Colorado.
Zion National Park
To continue our support for the national parks, and so my wife could add another magnet to the fridge, we went to Zion National Park. We stayed several days in Springdale, UT, just outside the park.
Hose Water Does Taste Better
This may be why the landscaper likes the taste so much; it may be familiar to him, as I am sure he has spent many hot summers staying hydrated via a garden hose.
The Weigh-off at The Denver Botanical Garden
Each year, the Denver Botanic Gardens hosts a competition with other gardens across the globe to see who can grow the largest water lily that can hold the most weight.
Art at The Denver Botanical Gardens – Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism
The centerpiece is a pair of large-scale human heads sculpted from steel wire, “Julia and Lou, ” roughly 12 feet high and 12 feet deep, facing one another above the Monet Pond as if in silent conversation.
The Good Thing About Poor Air Quality
A summer smell brought me right back to my grandparents’ place in Sweet Home, Oregon, and evening walks through the smoke of field burning.
Las Vegas
I recently completed a custom furniture project, building several pieces for a condo in Las Vegas. This project produced some
The Vessel In The Weeds
It struck us as odd that the directions were on the outside; if you were piloting the vessel from within, you would also want the instructions to be inside.
The Fast Eater
This blog post feels like a Seinfeld TV episode where they gave the characters nicknames like the Close Talker, The Low Talker, The Bubble Boy, or The Hipster Doofus. This post is about The Fast Eater.
Haystack Rock – Cannon Beach
My wife and I took a quick weekend trip flying from Colorado to Oregon to visit the coast. One of