If you are driving down Front Street in Issaquah you can spot my first goose in the window of Fischer Meats.

Today’s Quote
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.

About six years ago I took a feather making class. This past week I invited a friend to my shop and we decided to take the feathers to the next level.These lovely feathers are about 2 1/2 feet long and are made of copper and aluminum.
The one on the yellow wall is mine and the one on the blue wall is Brad Isley’s.
These lovely Feathers are only $300 each.

Today’s Quote

“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.”
– Madeleine L’Engle
About Madeleine L’Engle
American author Madeleine L’Engle is best known for her young adult novels (including the Newberry Medal winner A Wrinkle in Time), which weave science and fantasy into sprightly adventure tales. She was born in New York in 1918. After her marriage to actor Hugh Franklin, they opened a general store and raised three children in a New England town. She has written more than 40 books. She spent her last years in New York as the librarian and writer-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She died in September 2007.

This is a light I started a few years ago and was not sure if I liked it or not this week I decided to finish things I had abandoned so I can have room to start new things.

Lights are made out of WWII howitzer missile container cases. 2015 sale price only $850 normal price from $1400

Today’s Quote
“Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control. These three alone lead to sovereign power.”
– Alfred Tennyson
About Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, one of the most admired English poets of his time, was best known for his romantic poem, “The Lady of Shalott,” and for “In Memoriam A.H.H.,” a requiem for a close friend. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1809. When he was 17, he joined forces with two of his brothers to publish a book of poetry. His first solo work followed three years later. He became the first English writer raised to the peerage when Queen Victoria, an ardent admirer, made him a baron. He died in 1892.

Creating things is something I have an inner need to do. Knowing that what I have created is appreciated or admired gives me a warm fuzzy happy feeling! I just received this lovely note and some photos from Lake Oswego Oregon.

Hi Cynthia, Shawn is just finishing up our new basement bathroom and I wanted to let you know we tailored everything around your lovely hook. Thanks so much!

Today’s Quote
“Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it.…Success is shy — it won’t come out while you’re watching.”
– Tennessee Williams
About Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams was the pen name of Thomas Lanier Williams, the multiple-award-winning Southern Gothic playwright best known for his plays A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. He was born in 1911 in Mississippi, where he had a difficult childhood with an abusive father, a smothering mother, and a schizophrenic sister. His emotionally honest plays often feature sensitive souls who don’t fit into a confining culture. He spent most of his adult life in New York City. He died in 1983.

A few days ago I painted a horse, took a photo of it and posted the photo online. Seconds later I decided I was not liking the way it turned out so I created a new painting on top of the horse. For some strange reason the painted horse got more likes than any other paintings I have done. I feel a bit sad that I only let it live for a minute.

Tonight I decided to try again so here are three new painted horses.

12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas $30 each.

Today’s Quote
“Luck is the by-product of busting your fanny.”
– Don Sutton
About Don Sutton
American Major League baseball player Don Sutton, never a flashy player, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after an amazingly consistent winning career as a pitcher. He was born in Alabama in 1945, and broke into the big leagues at age 21. By the time he retired in 1988, he had won 324 games, recorded more than 3,500 strikeouts, racked up a record 21 consecutive 100-plus strikeout seasons, and never missed his turn in the pitching rotation. He is now a TV announcer for the Washington Nationals.

Thanks to Jim and Anette for commissioning me to make a light for their home.

Made from a 1945 howitzer missile storage container and random car parts.
Photo by Anette Lusher-Cree

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Today’s Quote

“There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.”
– Freya Stark
About Freya Stark
French-Anglo travel writer Freya Stark was one of the first Western women to see the deserts of the Middle East. She was born in 1893 in Paris and spent her childhood split between her father’s family home in England and her mother’s in Italy. Her first book, Valley of the Assassins, brought her grants to continue her travels. She focused on remote areas of Turkey and the Middle East, seeking cultures that the modern world had not yet altered. She died in 1993 at age 100.