Recently a gentleman began to show some real interest in my flattie ornements. After a couple of exchanges he ordered two. I was surprised to find that his address was in the Manahattan offices of a major designer clothing line. It was a treat to ship them to a well known and trendy Madison Avenue [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Crash Test Birdies
Posted in The Business of Craft, tagged bird, carved, carving, Folk, folkart, manhattan, new york, wren on December 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Christmas Ornamants – Where’s the Value?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carving, christmnas, hallmark, holiday, meijer, ornament flattie carved birds, tree, wood on December 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I set up and sold little birds at then Romweber Tri-State Artisan Bazaar in Batesville, Indiana last weekend. A combination of falling snow, professional football and some organizer shortcomings left us with very few folks to sell to. I had two kinds of customers — loyal repeat collectors or other vendors. One nice lady selling [...]
Finally – 50 Little Bird Holiday Sale!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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A New Level
Posted in carving, tagged Birds, carving, elmer crowell, woodcarving on December 2, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I designed, carved, painted, and mounted like crazy over the last three weeks to re-stock for the Romweber Tri-State Artisan Bazaar this Saturday and Sunday. I produced six or seven new pieces. Four of these pieces are significantly better than most of my previous work. I’m not sure I am able to articulate what makes [...]
Gifts I’m Preparin’
Posted in Music, Ukulele, tagged christmas, holiday, louis armstrong, swing, uke, ukelel, Ukulele on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m playing some holiday gigs over the next couple of weeks. I don’t play a lot of holiday music. I’ve been re-discovering tunes that I used to do with the Key Strummers. In most cases I’m working from scratch. Through computer changes and intensive classroom cleanings most original arrangements are not at hand. Here’s the [...]
We Interupt This Program…
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I made a giant leap into the 21st Century this week and picked up an iphone. It made sense when I learned that I can use a smart phone based service called SquareUp to process credit cards for 50 Little Birds. I was able to drop an expensive credit card service and actually save money. [...]
Still Have Johnson’s Paste Wax on the Mind
Posted in Other, tagged finish, johnson, oak park, paste wax, wax, wisconsin, woodworking, wright on December 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I did not go out and replace my Johnson’s Wax last night. By the time my uke lesson knocked off and I ate dinner I had no use for it. I’ll pick it up on the way home tonight. I took a quick glance at a Google search for Johnson’s Wax yesterday afternoon and have [...]
The Wonders of Johnson’s Paste Wax
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carving, finish, floor, milk paint, tradition, wax, woodcarving on December 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last week I polished off my first can of Johnson’s Paste Wax. I bought the can, over 20 years ago, before marriage and kids (barely). At that time I was building shaker style furniture. I was all about creating an authentic finish. I began by dying the wood and following the dye with milk paint [...]
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