From sketch to done. Goddesses in the Garden

I sculpt with willow. These are mostly willow. No strings or wire. Otherwise just a stone heart. I saw them, I guess, then made the sketch. One stick after another until they filled a space in the air. I really liked these two. They looked right back at me.

Needle Felting

While snowed in my wife and I like to needle felt.

Forget Life, Play Snood

Crushing productivity since 1996

We once got to foster a rabbit!

We took on a fosterbun that eventually went to a Mom and daughters. Mom had raised rabbits when younger but had got away from it. She decided to add them to her own family. Our buddy found a good fit. Here he is hanging out until that phone rang.

Bobolink v. Tree Swallows

A Bobolink was trying to sing from a nest box and the Swallows weren’t having it.

Standing Lincoln in a tuque and a scarf

12ft Bronze by Augustus Saint Gaudens in 1887.

Snow Hampshire

Bird Art

This is a life size golden eagle made of willow with epoxy resin feet and hand painted cabochons for eyes.

Dominique

We keep Dominiques. America’s first breed of chicken! They are a dual purpose, winter hardy bird that lays plenty of medium sized eggs. Their flat combs don’t freeze and they wear fluffy bloomers. They could use some good press as their popularity has faded. They are more than go

Whitetail and twins

For 15 years that I have lived here, and certainly long before a doe felt safe here. Not the same doe, but probably one that was born here. She hides them in the daytime and I catch them on the game camera at night. They eat my kale. I always plant extra for me and protect some f

Northern Cardinal

Since moving to their range I have loved having these in my yard.

Gladiolus ironmanus.

I was looking at a garden of gladioli and thought, “Those are Iron Man colors.” Oil on canvas.

Vagrant Cattle Egret in New Hampshire

We found this guy on our driveway, exhausted, in ’23. Spring plumage. We live less than five miles from the Connecticut River and figure he must have flown the whole way up from the coast. He hung out with our domestic ducks for the day. He followed them around while they dabbled

Deinonychus in willow

I was commissioned to make any Therapoda that would demonstrate features found in modern birds. I chose Deinonychus. They were amazing beasts. I found John Ostrom’s original research and there was no other choice. Seventy two teeth, cartilaginous rods stiffening the tail, those t

Bluebird claims a nestbox early.

Isn’t kidding around.

Cinnamon Roll

Sunset reflected in the barn window

At the bird feeder

Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, female Purple Finch

Chickadees at the feeder

The Chickadees stay all winter. Fun fact: At night they find a spot, fluff up, and shiver to stay warm. We get to -15°f in the winter. I’m glad to give them some fuel.

Random Loon

Lake Umbagog, New Hampshire. Exactly where you expect to find such a loon.