After many months of brainstorming, countless drawings, experiments, building and testing numerous prototypes, we have developed a couple of new wall-mounted artist easel designs that we are excited to show off…
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted any updates. Here’s a brief overview of what’s new here at Paper Bird Studio & Design. I spent much of Summer/Fall 2017 recovering from an injury with a wood shaper that very nearly resulted in me losing fingers…
After much experimentation, I’ve settled on a process for finishing some wall easels with a deep, lustrous black finish. This is called ebonizing and is the result of a chemical reaction between iron acetate and tannins naturally present in some species of wood…
After many months of hard work, I have completed our new woodworking shop. It would be hard to overstate the improvement this new shop is over the absurdly tiny storage shed that I’d been using. More space, better lighting, more electrical outlets…
There’s leaving a forest untouched and there’s clear-cutting a forest down to every last tree with heavy logging machines. Then, there’s a sustainable forestry practice referred to as restorative forestry, through the use of modern horse logging…
A number of artists have asked me to custom build extra tall wall easels for them. To ensure that the masts will remain as straight as possible at larger dimensions, I’ve redesigned them to be more rigid and lighter weight…