If you are driving down Front Street in Issaquah you can spot my first goose in the window of Fischer Meats. Today’s Quote “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a […]

Birds of a feather flock together

About six years ago I took a feather making class. This past week I invited a friend to my shop and we decided to take the feathers to the next level.These lovely feathers are about 2 1/2 feet long and are made of copper and aluminum. The one on the yellow wall is mine and […]

Some flowers & a quote

This is a light I started a few years ago and was not sure if I liked it or not this week I decided to finish things I had abandoned so I can have room to start new things. Lights are made out of WWII howitzer missile container cases. 2015 sale price only $850 normal […]

Quest for blue skies & a quote

I am super happy to have sold a few of my horse paintings this week. On more than one occasion on a trip through the desert I have been lucky to come across a band of wild horses. When in Vantage I always take time to visit the 200-foot line of life-size charging horses, the […]

a hook and a quote and feeling successful.

Creating things is something I have an inner need to do. Knowing that what I have created is appreciated or admired gives me a warm fuzzy happy feeling! I just received this lovely note and some photos from Lake Oswego Oregon. Hi Cynthia, Shawn is just finishing up our new basement bathroom and I wanted […]

Painted Horse & a Quote

A few days ago I painted a horse, took a photo of it and posted the photo online. Seconds later I decided I was not liking the way it turned out so I created a new painting on top of the horse. For some strange reason the painted horse got more likes than any other […]

Clean Slate & A Quote

Over the past few months I have been struggling with the loss of a friendship. Tomorrow starts a new chapter of my life. I start a new job at a place I worked a few years ago. I shall miss the 4 legged customers, co- workers and friends I made over the past year at […]

Remnants of War & A Quote

Thanks to Jim and Anette for commissioning me to make a light for their home. Made from a 1945 howitzer missile storage container and random car parts. Photo by Anette Lusher-Cree Before: Today’s Quote “There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.” – Freya Stark […]

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” – George Orwell About George Orwell George Orwell was the pen name of English writer Eric Blair, best known for the satirical Animal Farm and the dystopian 1984. He was born in 1903 in India and raised in England. After school, he […]

4 projects finished & a quote!

It was 93 degrees out today and I was working in my shop. My little shop felt like it was 120 degrees inside with the welder going. Susan Gerend has been asking me to build her a bottle tree. I finally got it finished today. I also finished a few other projects and I am […]