Easter, Western and Mountain Bluebirds need our help. In the last 100 years their population has declined by 90%. Their habitat has been taken by farms, roads, and subdivisions. Their nesting houses are easy to build (from a single 6" cedar fence board costing $2.58 at HD) but require weekly...
I built a birdhouse our first spring in Santa Fe, and then again for our second year. It's our third year, and time for my third birdhouse for our property (I also made one for a neighbor last summer in exchange for a bunch of fresh tomatoes).
Built from pallet wood I got for free from the...
This is one of my later projects. Thr bird and lava rock are carved from tupelo. The sage is made from brass rod and cardstock for the leaves. The piece is painted with acrylics.
This piece is intended to portray the rather harsh conditions these birds endure to make their living.
In my area...
I used Lacewood, Sycamore, Blue Pine, Aromatic Red Cedar, Ebony, Box Elder, Poplar, Padauk, and oak for the background and frame. It's a Bruce Worthington pattern.
"Workin' Wood at Haiku"
Workin' Wood at Haiku
....the last snow-flake falls,
box of wood splays my beauty,
pedals blow grace-full….
--by flp
From where I'm coming from….it's all-ready written in the wood….
Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
RusticWoodArt
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