Some Lovely Houses
It seems that I have been fortunate in finding pieces of wood full of possibility and beauty in recent weeks. This is not always the case, even though I have had a long stretch of them in my shop. Many times I have found myself making "something from not much" ,drawing deeply on my creativity. Finding wood that leads the way, full of character and ideas is very enjoyable indeed. What I see in the wood is something I would call lyrical, I see a rhythm and flow in it that sets me to work finding other
parts and pieces that resonate with the primary piece of wood. This is a
process that can send me looking for the "right" branch or piece of
wood for as long as an hour ! While this
is perhaps an extravagant use of time for one small piece of wood, it is
what makes the harmonious and beautiful end result.
I am going to picture here some of the last few houses that display this wonderful character.
I am going to picture here some of the last few houses that display this wonderful character.
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This lovely little lodge has the natural openings in the wood that I make into doors. |
This beautiful and unusual house, an "apartment" to be exact, is something I rarely make. This is for two reasons...first, it is not too often I find a piece of wood suitable for it, and two, it is difficult to engineer and make. This one was particularly pretty I thought, in the wood grain and it was also quite large.
This lovely house is a unique design I came up with that many people like. The wood is nice and light and the roof supports a nice contrast. The thick and shaped roof is made from Sugar Pine, a fine grained wood that smells wonderful and is hard to find. I am able to get this from a local person with a saw mill. The nice knot hole over the door is where a small limb was.
I think we have all been fortunate that I have had such nice finds in the wood for the last copule months, it is a real joy to work with these finds.
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