first build the sailboat

then the fireplace mantel for it to rest upon. i’m glad he had his priorities right, otherwise, i wouldn’t have been able to shoot his amazing work. he builds anything, his house, his sailboats, a schooner, chairs…everything was him. then i found a sewing machine in his house…i thought it opposite from all that he…

wood in an artist’s hands

is like watching magic. This is MY bowl that is being created. Jedd Kettler, of Kettler Woodwork, is an artist. I am lucky to have a friend such as he, am i not? While i was visiting, Jedd seemed a bit overwhelmed with orders. Not because he couldn’t make the bowls, spoons & wine racks…

Wavy windows

Downtown Birmingham, Alabama…it is a pretty good looking mix of old & new architecture…and what-were-they-thinking buildings. My favorite is the old stuff, that seems to be where the love is. God is in the details. I think, with architecture, love is in the details. Older buildings, was a time when the craftsmen showed people what…