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This past August 27/28, I did an outdoor artshow with Stan Oglov (salvaged metal sculptures with magnets) who was also one of the members of the group show from 2021. …
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This is one of many memorial benches I have done this past year. I really like how much I can work with clients to customize their bench. This client is…
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This split cedar project is on Salt Spring Island. The client wanted to replace a metal wire fence with some nicer and more permanent cedar fencing as well as add…
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Another opportunity to build a memorial bench that would live in my community came my way when an older friend and cyclist passed on last year. The community got together…
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This picnic table is made entirely from salvaged old growth red cedar. The design is the same as a standard picnic bench, but I added some curvy lines with the…
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I was asked to participate in a group artshow in March 2021 called ‘The Artists Voice’ with Stan Oglov (salvaged metal art with magnets), Nancy Silo (ceramics), and Kathleen Theriault…
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These gates were a super fun project for a client in Vancouver. As always, these gates are made from salvaged red cedar driftwood, hand split, with mortise and tenon joinery…
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This custom red cedar stool was a wedding gift from a mother to her daughter and son-in-law on their happy day. She wanted something functional and useful, but with a…
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This project is on a beautiful waterfront property on Gabriola Island. The clients hired an landscape architect to design the yard and spaces, who in turn asked me to build…
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‘Komorabi’ is an untranslatable Japanese word, which eloquently captures the effect of sunlight streaming through the leaves of the trees. A client from the north eastern corner of the USA…
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The idea for this sculpture came from signs I regularly make for clients. The frame was actually made for another project (a sign for the library) but turned out I…
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I love making benches, they bring people so much joy to sit and relax on… I like that every bench I make turns out different because when I hand split…
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I’ve always wanted to make a picnic bench (really for myself, but thought it could be fun made from split cedar) and my friends Margot and David finally offered me…
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This project is an addition to an existing project just down the street from me (see the past blog about the neighbours that have the continuous fence and matching gates!). …
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This project took me back to Bowen Island to install some fantasical driveway gates. I spent many summers on Bowen Island as a child (my parents ran a summer camp…
