Pretty excited to get this website up and running. I've had an Etsy site for a long time, but this is my first actual website. Lately, I've been doing a lot of woodworking. I like making stuff out of wood because there are no limitations on size/shape like you have when you're painting a canvas. You can make any shape you want. You are truly limited only by your imagination.
I've been using mostly reclaimed wood from pallets that businesses have discarded. It's a lot of hard work breaking the pallets apart and you end up breaking/splitting a lot of wood. However, you end up with wood that has character you can't get at Home Depot/Lowe's. The imperfections like nail holes, residual paint, little cracks, etc. are an important element of the finished product.
That being said, I'm not straying too far from my comfort zone, yet. Mostly I've been doing crab, fish, and cacti, which has been the main focus of my work for a while now. I use a scroll saw to cut everything out, then I use paint, beads, nails, screws and generally anything else I have laying around to finish the piece. My garage workshop is a much messier and sweatier place than my nice air conditioned studio, but I love working out there.
