High Functioning Coat Hooks
Back in Los Angeles, any old coat rack or a few hooks by the door would do. Most of us would just toss a jacket in the back of the car in the winter months. But here in Vermont we need a little more....
View ArticlePendant Lamps, Quick, Cheap & Easy
I knocked these out a few years back in just a few minutes when moving into our newly converted loft in an old textile mill building. As a basket maker / artist who makes a lot of lamps, I put a lot...
View ArticleCable Tie Cacti
This is from a series of work I did several years ago in Los Angeles. Unfortunately I have no assembly photos but I just had to put this in for the Cable Tie Challenge and there's only a few hours left...
View ArticlePreserve the Beauty of Raw or Rusted Steel & Iron Surfaces
I see many ibles made with black pipe here but rarely do they mention any coatings to prevent rusting. I also often build with rusty items where I need to cover the rust so it won't rub of on clothes...
View ArticleTrashy Christmas, Recycled & Strung Straws Garland
In my half century of experience, the best tree ornaments are hand made. The best of these are usually made from trash. I don't know why, but after more than 50 years of study I've always found this to...
View ArticleGloBot
This guy didn't glow to begin with. He started out as a Sound Warrior, one of 4 bots and deities I assembled from styrofoam packaging inserts to do battle with reflected sound after I moved into a big...
View ArticleCoiling Baskets with Cable Ties
Coiling, as a technique for making baskets is many thousands of years old and was done on every continent except maybe Antartica. The basket that baby Moses was supposedly floated down the Nile in was...
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