transfer of energy

Spring Bowls

kentucky coffee tree

white oak

locust

locust rim

black walnut

crabapple

crabapple base

cherry spoon

cherry spoon

kentucky coffee tree

kentucky coffee tree

kentucky coffee tree

black walnut

Erde Stein Stahl

Earth Stone Steel12

My friend, Cody is the artist behind the stone and the metal. I have lent my hands.

The Caprine Outpouring

Amidst the bustle, we are celebrating the increase of new life this week. Two of our does ushered in kidding season in ernest. The first one had quadruplets and the second, triplets. I’ll spare you the “I’m not kidding” jokes.

Spoon Root

Pear and osage. Pot and spoon. Turn and carve. Root and hold. Turn to bread.

carven pear wood spoon

roots grab earth

grow tall

charred a little for contrast

carved with prairie dwellers

wheat and bluestem on an osage vessel

also burned a little prairie fire

with the remnants of earlier dwellers

light as a feather

another pear wood spoon

Speckled Lambs

Two little lambs born this Wednesday…

Two little lambs born this Wednesday.

The Newton Chest

I am pleased to share some images of this memorial-hope chest built for a kind family up North. They drove a long road to pick it up this weekend and meet my family and myself. and found the road back with a little less leg room I am afraid. I have sought that my work might be graced to carry God’s blessing for those who are receiving it. I certainly hope this one does. It is a dovetailed chest with drawers featuring an inlaid tree design and an unorthodox lid. The woods were all harvested and milled here in Kansas: black walnut and green ash, with quarter sawn white oak, eastern red cedar, ebonized black walnut, bald cypress and poplar (not from KS).