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You know that moment when you look at a photo on the back of the camera, and you know it's a banger? And you process it,...
10/14/2026

You know that moment when you look at a photo on the back of the camera, and you know it's a banger? And you process it, and it completely blows your mind? This isn't that photo. This is the photo that got the neighborhood watch called on me.

This was a great story, though. When we first met, I was walking along the river, looking down to avoid tripping. She was very close to the trail, minding her own business with grazing. When she realized I was Right There, she sounded the alarm and bolted away. This is from when she finally slowed down and looked back to see if I was following. She then continued bolting and sounding the alarm.

Every single animal out there that day picked up the alarm, and it followed me on my whole walk. I had to cross the river before the local wildlife stopped announcing my presence. Probably the loudest nature walk of my life.

This is our latest version of Superior Island, number 90 out of 100. A walnut float frame with oak splines at the corner...
10/09/2026

This is our latest version of Superior Island, number 90 out of 100. A walnut float frame with oak splines at the corners. See it at Ann Arbor Artoberfest.

More frame building. This will be a float frame for Superior Island. You can see the finished product next weekend at   ...
10/04/2026

More frame building. This will be a float frame for Superior Island. You can see the finished product next weekend at we'll be on Main at Williams.

Sometimes we discover weird things. We're ebonizing a couple of oak frames by painting them with iron acetate, which tur...
09/30/2026

Sometimes we discover weird things. We're ebonizing a couple of oak frames by painting them with iron acetate, which turns them black. We also fill small voids in our frames with super glue. For narrow cracks, we use a thin, running formulation that pulls itself into cracks.

You can see here that the thin glue ran and coated the wood, protecting it from the iron acetate reaction. I'll have to sand or scrape this down to remove the super glue and try again.

The variability is why we love working with this wood, harvested from Clay's parents property. It's always a surprise.

09/20/2026

We got in to our hotel really late because of this, but it was definitely worth it. Adelfa got some gorgeous pictures of this falls.

Moon from Artists Point, on our last night in Minnesota.
09/18/2026

Moon from Artists Point, on our last night in Minnesota.

09/16/2026

Minnesota continues to deliver the goods. We intended to spend the day loafing about Grand Marais. But we found a photo of High Falls. Completely worth the drive. How far out are we? The other side of that river is Canada.

We're in Minnesota this week. If you're wondering why we come here, it's for things like this. Absolutely worth the driv...
09/14/2026

We're in Minnesota this week. If you're wondering why we come here, it's for things like this. Absolutely worth the drive.

Final packing for Penrod art festival. Inkjet has included himself on the list of essential equipment.
09/10/2026

Final packing for Penrod art festival. Inkjet has included himself on the list of essential equipment.

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