When Tim and I first started spending serious time together at the condo, he pushed for a proper TV. I had resisted having one for quite a while. As a singleton, I certainly watched my fill of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon prime on my little laptop, so it's not out of snobbery. I guess I just didn't like the looks of ...
For years I resisted the concept of "coastal" interiors. The typical nautical themed decor and dried coral accents can seem a bit trite--or worse, if you live nowhere near the beach--out of place and a maybe a little sad. That being said, now that I live in Seattle and have had the opportunity to refine my interior style, I've really come ...
As you can see, I am exceedingly proud of my latest soft sculpture: a gastropod shell. There is likely nothing in nature that is quite like it, but it may be closest in shape to a "channeled welk." Image from Pam Rambo of iloveshelling.com The trickiest part to get right was the tip. As you can see I have a hole ...
My parents have finally (more or less) installed their leaf table top on the desk in the sunroom. The design is pretty much identical to the leaf coasters, although I had to stretch the pattern somewhat so that the vertical and horizontal pieces are not in fact identical. Each piece was laser cut from 1/4 inch birch plywood, dyed with ...
Here at Quirkshop, we are thrilled that spring has sprung. We've been doing a bit of some spring cleaning in the shop space and work on the Norden Flora media cabinet continues apace (I promise to share some pictures once it's looking a bit more complete.) This morning, we enjoyed all of the spring flowers in the arboretum and took so ...
I'm pretty excited to present my latest design, a 3-dimensional nautilus! This guy was pretty challenging, since I had to figure out a means to pattern it and sew it so it would retain its interesting shape. For the patttern, I delved into the world of Blender--a free software that is used for 3d graphics. Sea shells can be described ...
