I’m really excited to be working on making frames for a local and well known artist, Cathleen Engelsen. “Mrs. Engelsen is an Ocean County native with a deep appreciation of New Jersey’s rich, historical background and its breath-taking coastal scenery. She studied art at the Samuel Fleischer Art Memorial in Philadelphia and at thc Philadelphia […]
I really have made some progress on the remodel of my front porch on my 1930s bungalow style house in New Gretna, NJ. I removed all the old tongue & groove yellow pine flooring that had a lot of chipping white paint. I saved all of the wood that I removed for future framing work. […]
Here’s a new table I made for my upcoming shows this fall. It’s made from reclaimed Atlantic white-cedar and is great to use indoors or out.
So I used some vacation time (from my day job) this week. Instead of taking off to do nothing or spend a bunch of money traveling, my wife and I took time off to work on projects around the house and to go to the beach with family that were in town. Well, mainly I […]
I’m always on the look out for new items at thrift store to repurpose them, especially mirrors. I have a great source of old mirrors, my local Habitat for Humanity store. I support them by purchasing the mirror and then I in turn resell it to keep it from entering the local landfill, then the […]
My Facebook page hit 500 fans over the weekend. I am having an ongoing contest to “get more likes” by awarding a random fan with one of my products when i hit the milestones of 500, 750 & 1000. I made a cork board especially for the winner at 500 likes. It’s a small wine […]
Here are a couple photos of a new table I made recently. These have been a staple in my display at Art & Decor at Surf City on Long Beach Island. I’ve been working on making more of these is many different sizes for shows this fall.
New work this week:
Here’s a new driftwood sculpture I last this past week. I really like the finial on this one! Get it on Etsy.
I now make and sell pre-finished frames in my Etsy shop. I currently have a couple listed there but I plan to make a lot more over the next month. I also take custom orders all the time, so if you’re in the market for a frame to display your photography or artwork, let me […]
A couple days while browsing through local Craigslist ads I came across a listing for old cedar decking. I always check out listings on CL b/c you never know what you mind find and this was a great find! A homeowner in Wall Twp. was remodeling his deck and getting rid of all the old […]
This was such an awesome project! I had a lot of fun making this custom piece of furniture. I was able to use my skills and creativity to put together wood that was tossed out for the trash and turn it into a functional piece that will last decades. I was commissioned to make this […]