Rare paintings

I paint very infrequently, but I figured why not show some versatility here and post some older paintings I've done in the past. These are not for sale, as they currently have homes, I was lucky enough to be able to go back and take pictures of them recently for my Portfolio.

Painting from High School days. Artist focus: van gogh

"Apple Trilogy". First time using Oils

"Behold" Acrylic/water/sharpie 

I'm working on quite a lot of projects this week, including new Pipes and Bangles.

Completed Projects NO.2

This is an older project, but I recently refurbished it and took new pictures. This is my Slide Guitar I made for a project in college. Its an electric with gibson pickups and hardware. The body is made of Zebrawood and the fretboard is Rosewood. It took me under 24 hours to make this somehow..I did it all in one shot so I must have went into a super productive art coma or something. Its pretty amazing considering that it was my first musical instrument and it came out 99.9% perfect (theres one little flaw, but i'll never tell!)

Completed Projects NO.1

I know the gap between the last update has been long but there is good reason. I have been very busy the past weeks working on my stock and making new art pieces for the next event!
To make up for the lull in postings Im going to clean the air and post a project a day for the weekend. Here's the first:

Rosewood Pipe Set (custom order)

Custom order for an old world aesthetic

I hand turned them from rough cut stock I have and hand sanded and drilled the chambers. Finish is food safe mineral oil applied periodically while being worked on in addition to final coat process. There is no stain in these woods, the mineral oil brings out the natural color and feeds the wood as time goes on. The chambers are drilled large enough for easy cleaning and prevention of clogging. These pipe do NOT clog like others and because of the density of the wood will never break on you. You can literally smash this on the pavement or run over it and it will barley make a scratch. I don't know about you but I have broken plenty of pipes that I've bought somewhere over the years so I keep this in mind while designing my own.

More projects to come over the weekend..

It's Coming..

Progress....

Devilish....but for a moment longer

Back from Event

I'm Back from an event/festival I went to yesterday. It was the 4th annual "Rock your ink off" event in Waterbury CT. I had a table there for Refined Home Relics where I sold a good amount of my art. I have to say we were pretty successful considering that there was low attendance and the fact that everyone was spending their money on tattoos and not art booths.  I unfortunately did not have a moment to take a picture of the booth, but I did snap a shot of all the craziness outside my shop getting ready for it the day before.

The cheese boards and pipes were especially popular with people. I'm very excited about the positive responses and will continue to go to more events  in the future.

A Day on the Lake

Sorry for the short lull in posting, I'm currently watching my younger siblings at my fathers house in Holland Mass. Its on the lake that was frozen over in the snow sculpture picture:

Conner (left) & Colleen (right)

They are the coolest kids ever and I always have a blast hanging out with them. I'm also working on some more secret projects while I'm up here. Some small portable stuff, since I don't have a studio up here. I also brought all my music gear so I can keep working on my Album (its REALLY coming along now).  Very soon there is going to be a HUGE post showing a lot of the new things im working on, as well as new finished work.

Glimpses of the Workday NO.2

Some of the things surrounding the workday :

Check out Captain Cicada here waitin for me on the deck

Lil Mouse-Monk Jr. made it through the critical 8hr window and beyond

Yes, thats right the little Mouse-Monk from yesterday made it through the night in his makeshift home/incubator.Hes doing pretty good, he looks gross and pink now but in 5 days or so he will be all fluffy and endearing, you will see =]   Hes getting nourishment too in the form of warm milk/ special solution fed to him on a thin paper rag he sucks on.......yeah.....enough Mouse-munk suckage for the day...... 

Ill say this though, Nature is one of the strangest yet most interesting forces that surround us everyday. Sometimes its hard to see that through the lens of modern day living. But I tell ya, when a giant Cicada ambushes you as you leave the house on your deck,  nature comes rushing back right into ya face to let you know its there....and I decided that I love that....haha.. Onto finishing and delivering the goods on my Current Projects.