I carved this from a chunk of basswood a few years back. I made it based off of this Tiki Mug that was given to folks who worked on Toy Story. The mugs sell for $3000 plus online so I knew I’d never have one… so I made one myself!

Here’s the original Tiki Mug I based my carving on. Continue reading →

This is a drawing I did on a boy’s bedroom wall using sidewalk chalk. Fun! Continue reading →

Even this Buzz is just a bit of the hand and forearm, I’m still counting it. My daughter broke her arm a month ago and got her short-cast today. She let me draw on it. Then she let me paint on it! I used acrylic paint and sealed it with spray gloss. You should have seen us in the dark on the backporch, me spraying my daughter’s arm with clear coat. One of our neighbors walked up the steps while we were out there. I can’t imagine what he must have thought.

While working on this I got an idea for a possible project in two parts. First, become a cast painter. People would pay me to paint their kid’s cast! Second, to go to the local children’s hospital and offer my services for free in special cases as deemed by the hospital. We’ll see if I actually follow through with this idea. Doubtful, but fun to think about.

Next time she breaks her arm I’m going to make her get a white cast.

I never planned on making a Buzz Lightyear Nutcracker Doll. I was in Hobby Lobby, a local craft store, and saw some wooden Nutcracker blanks and thought, I wonder if I can paint that to look like a Buzz Lightyear? I took some pictures and decided to figure that out when I got home. Continue reading →