Misty Watercolor Memories photos from years gone by, all of which have contributed in some fashion to my way of seeing, and my ways of creating my art.
My son Adam (about 8 or 9 at the time) having a great time at the top of the rafters, giving me a hand in the building process. (I was told not to let kids play with matches, but was never told to not let them climb or work with sharp tools).
8 ft. picnic bench on my volkswagen. Picked this up on a trip to Virginia (from Massachusetts). The guy at the place I bought it didn't want to help me load it on, saying it would pop out the windshield and cave in the roof. No faith in the bug. He was finally convinced, or wanted to see the window pop out, but it didn't, and we made it all the way back to Massachusetts no problem (with a 4ft. cement garden bench in the back seat as well). .
My pony Peanuts, given to me when she was about 30 years old, alongside my old car I acquired years before for about 50 bucks. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I had high hopes of restoring it, but even when a tree started growing up through it, I thought it was very nice and still a possibility. My wife disagreed, we got rid of it.
My stone glassblowing studio, some years after it's completion. The plantings around it at this point starting to look pretty good. The two trees to the left, a weeping mulberry and a weeping European larch. The tree to the right and Anoka Apple tree that got hit by lighting and was laying flat on the ground. A friend of mine (Jim McCullum) spent the day helping me get it back upright and tied off. Left it tied for three years, and it's still there and healthy today.
Digging and laying the foundation for the stone glassblowing studio. This method is less prone to cracking of the upper walls. The building has been finished now for about 40 or so years, and there is still no cracking at all in any of the walls. Hopefully this will be true in another 200 years as well.
My son Adam and I building a small sailboat. This is just after completing building the hull inside the studio and taking it outside for sanding and further work.
The finished boat ready for it's maiden voyage. The sail and drop keel are visible in the boat
The maiden voyage in the Phil Bolger designed "cartopper" Adam and I just finished building. Rowing out a bit to put up the sail and drop the keel. The mast, not seen clearly here as the sail is around it, was also hand made with simple tools. Adam seemed a bit nervous, and I only found out at this point that all along he was concerned whether the boat would float or not. Ah, ye of little faith. The boat rowed, and sailed, great.