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This was a fun little project for a local couple here on Pender Island. They needed a small coffee table but also wanted something artistic. So I used some very…
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This collaborative art piece called The Offering was done with Lenka Suchanek of White Rock, BC. Lenka works in the centuries old European techniques of handmade bobbin lace and needle lace,…
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Colin’s sculptures and furniture were once again shown at Pender’s local winery, Sea Star Vineyards, alongside four other Pender artists. The June 23-25th show titled ‘From the Woods’ featured paintings by…
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Sculpting Fire Dance II with a local photographer~ I had a great time this past spring working with a photographer who was interested in following the start to finish process…
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This winter I had the opportunity to build a very unique fencing project on Pender Island. A new client had planted a bamboo grove on their forest property but was…
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This blog is about some of the electric tools that I use (I do most of my work with hand tools). I discovered the Festool brand from Germany many years…
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Cedar is an amazing wood, and so versatile. I have made many things over the years, but never a full indoor dining set. Usually I make my furniture a little…
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Inspired by an earlier pedestrian gate that I made, a client commissioned me to build a similar style of gate for her landscaping project in Maryland. This gate is made…
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This is a great fencing project on Pender Island. 156′ long, it follows the driveway from near the road down into the yard and along the side of the orchard.…
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This is a great project I was asked to bid on for our local Library which needed a new sign. They wanted something large to be easily read, but also…
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This little fencing project was designed to create a usable space where it did not exist before on a steep rocky slope. The client wanted to have a herb garden…
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This client liked another torii gate with large gong that I made a few years ago for an art show (see small photo on right) and so commissioned me to make…
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This custom dining table project turned out fantastic. The opportunity to build an indoor dining table using hand split cedar is not common, but fits the westcoast look of many…
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This project is one that I have built on my own land beside our swimming pond. It sits on a deck that we built over a large water cistern where…
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I was recently commissioned to build a memorial bench for a couple who were heavily involved in the building of our local community hall on Pender Island. This bench, like…