Archive for November, 2007
Posted By: the wife on November 26, 2007 at 8:16 pm · Filed under Announcements & Promotions
Wow — the chopstick orders have been rolling in! It seems that everyone wants handmade chopsticks for stocking stuffers this year. Mostly people are jumping on the cherry chopsticks, but I prefer the unique peach and apple wood chopsticks. They’re a little different and make great hairsticks too! Oh, the wood also comes from the peach and apple trees in my front yard — can’t get more eco-friendly than that! We don’t use any pesticides and he hand-carves the darn things. There’s also the fabulous purpleheart chopsticks. Purple heart, as I’ve learned is an African hardwood that is naturally purple. It’s definitely one of my favorites, because until Art started using purpleheart I never knew wood could be that color!
Of course Art also makes other spiffy things, but lately it seems like he’s just sitting in his shop making chopsticks!
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Posted By: Art Drauglis on November 8, 2007 at 9:23 pm · Filed under Furniture
Charango Holder, originally uploaded by A. Drauglis Furnituremaker.
Walnut stand commissioned to hold and display a Charango.
I wanted it to look as if a phantom pair of hands were offering it to the viewer.
Posted By: Art Drauglis on November 4, 2007 at 10:48 am · Filed under Life
Comet Holmes 17P, originally uploaded by A. Drauglis Furnituremaker.
The darkest (and safest) place which I could get to was behind my house; away from the streetlights, but still having to avoid the glare of my neighbor’s floodlights
Equipped with Dad’s trusty tripod I was able to get some at least crude exposures - The last time I tried my hand at photographing a comet (Hyakutake) I had to weld up a rig using scrap metal and carriage bolts that would clamp to a 4×4 porch post.
More pictures on Flickr
Technorati Tags: comet holmes, comet, night, sky, astronomy, photography, city
My camera had been at nikon for a month getting repaired. I got it back just in time to try it out on a Comet
