Gotta Lust for Life

German Carving

I carved this for my brother Chris + his wife Danielle's new place in Dusseldorf, Deutschland.

Stained Glass

3rd Stained Glass Project: Hunt Glass Studio, March 2014

2nd Stained Glass Project: Hunt Glass Studio, March — June 2013 

1st Glass Project: Pittsburgh Glass Center, March 2012

the Homestead

My Mom & Dad had to take down the 4 big sugar maples in front of the house I grew up in, so I took a section of one of the trunks and carved 'em this sign to remember them by.

After that first one was completed, I carved this one for my brother Josh & I finished 'er up just in time for him to move in, and hang it over the mantle of his new home, right here in Pittsburgh. 

Carvings for my brother Chris & sister Jen are next, then I'll carve one for our place.

the Benchmarks

This is a family portrait that I cut & painted on a 12" piece of oak for my Mom + Dad, back in 2000. I remember cutting it out on our neighbor Ken Rearick's scroll saw, which I had used on a few other projects. Ken was always generous with letting me use his tools and his little shop on the back street was always an inspiring place to start a new project. He had 3 walls covered in white peg board, where his tools neatly hung, and not a single thing was out of place. There was no sign of saw dust, not a scrap of wood on the floor - Nothing. He knocked out projects left and right, yet his place was so spotless, you'd swear his little shop was never used. Part of the reason Ken was so prolific was because had a hard time sleeping at night, so you'd often see the light on up at his place and hear him tinkering around at all hours of the night, on through the early morn.

I still think of him, and his sweet wife Golden, every time I see one of the projects that I started in his shop.

A Ghost to Most.

Hi'ram "Hank" Williams made some of the best pop music I've ever heard.

Torn 'n Frayed

I built these 2 Standies to flank the Fire Place at our Wedding Reception.

 A study of the great Robert Williams.