A driftwood dining table for the Bahamas
Last year I was contacted by Gia to create a large race track oval dining table for their new vacation home in the Bahamas. I completed it & held it in my store until her home was constructed & which
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A redwood table for Denzel & his friends
As I was recently looking at some old photographs, I was reminded of a redwood table I was commissioned to create for Paramount Studios. They were filming The Manchurian Candidate (2004) featuring Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep & Jon Voight &
A driftwood coffee table for Sanibel
The majority of the time my customers find me by searching online or seeing my work at one of the many art shows we’ve participated in over the past 35 years. But once in awhile I’m contacted by someone who
A driftwood coffee table for a home in Hawaii
In March of this past year, I was contacted by Jan who had seen one of my previous driftwood coffee tables online & wanted something similar for a home that she & her husband Bob was building in Kihei on
A round driftwood coffee table
Once again Nikki & were able to deliver a coffee table & a buckeye table on our way to pick up a glass order in S Fla. Stewart & his wife from Boca Raton had found me online & decided
A driftwood sofa table & two driftwood lamps
One of the things I’ve always enjoyed by participating in Florida’s art festivals was the direct interaction with the many people who came by our display over the course of a weekend. It allowed them to see firsthand what our
Another driftwood table delivery to S Florida
Once again Nikki & I took to the road to deliver some driftwood tables to customers in S Florida. Our first stop was to Marathon in the Florida Keys. Debra, who lives in Dallas, had found me online & selected
Sandblasting my driftwood tables
Every piece of driftwood furniture I’ve created over the past 35 years has had to go through the sandblasting process. From that point, I would then sun bleach it, lacquer it or even leave it in that raw reddish, brown,
A day at the beach
Once again Nikki & I were recently able to take a long weekend to go to Manasota Key & combine it with delivering some redwood tables that customers had commissioned me to create. Marcin who has a marble business in
Sun bleached driftwood dining tables
After getting so many inquiries for weathered driftwood dining tables, in addition to meeting those orders I’ve finally been able to add some new dining tables to my current inventory. Three will accommodate a large rectangle glass such as the
A driftwood dining table for Sal & Reggie
This past Thursday Nikki & I made a one day trip to S Florida to make a series of deliveries to customers in Juno Beach, Lantana, Boca Raton & Delray Beach. One of those was a lacquered driftwood dining room
Redwood Burl
Although I’ve been creating redwood burl tables for over 30 years, it wasn’t until our recent trip to Big Sur & Muir Woods that I actually got to see a burl growing on a redwood tree.A burl is an external
Some new driftwood & glass coffee tables
My inventory of sun bleached driftwood & glass coffee tables has been woefully low for the past several months. I’ve had a number of them in the sun bleaching process and at last they’re ready to be placed in my
Big Sur
Although I don’t have the words to adequately convey the beauty of this part of California, hopefully the images I captured while we were out there for Nick & Alexis’s wedding will help. The last thing we expected when we
Wedding at the Wind and Sea
As I mentioned in my last blog, Nikki & I were headed to Big Sur, California for our son, Nick’s marriage to Alexis. The big event took place last Saturday but there was no internet or cell coverage there &
Off to California
On Wednesday Nikki & I will be leaving to spend 10 days exploring & enjoying the wonders of Northern California. The big event will be the marriage of our son, Nick, to Alexis. They are both young attorneys & will
Some new sofa/foyer tables
After months of being exposed to the elements, I finally have some new driftwood sofa/foyer tables that I can bring into my showroom & display in my current inventory. Hopefully in the near future I’ll be able to add some
Redwood dining table
Several years ago Marcin came to my store & purchased a large second growth redwood burl coffee table that I had in my showroom. I recently received a call asking if I could create for him a redwood dining table.