The Trees Live On

My home church built an addition a few years ago. In order to build we had to cut down some very large trees. I was compelled to have the logs from the trees saved to preserve them in some way. This Summer, during the two hottest weeks I took twelve of the rough milled boards from the these oak trees and sanded them with belt sanders and coated them with varnish. There are twelve panels, each averaging 20"-24" wide, that line the Sunday School hall. In some small way, I'm glad these trees could live on and be remembered.

Spotsylvania Education Foundation Awareness

For the past several months I've been working with the Spotsylvania Education Foundation to help develop an awareness campaign to inform the public of how they can get involved and help the community by helping our students. We produced two displays with the students artwork. These displays were at Muvico and Borders through the months of July and August.

Mural at Tabernacle

This past winter I was asked to "warm-up" the side entrance for Tabernacle United Methodist Church. With the approval of the Trustees I moved forward with an mural using earthtones. The Welcome mats and directory signs were also created and designed for each of three entrances.

Silent Crows

These crows won't make one single peep. They are only out for looks. I love the lines on these three and the highlighted wood grain really shines through.

Blue and Cooked Crabs

These two paint patterns show how different a little paint can make something look.

Take your pick or give me a new idea to paint, but I only have five more to sell.

Matching What Exists

These pictures show several pieces of matching furniture. A client of mine purchased a seat for her foyer and then found a table and mirror to finish decorating. The mirror and table were plain. She had painted them green to match the seat, but wanted some detail on the pieces to hold them together. In just a couple hours I was able to match up the colors and add some matching decoration.

Murals in Future Designs' Office

These are murals found throughout the rooms at Future Designs office.

The first three photos show multiple surfaces using an impressionist style painting with silver and gold leaf on a seldom used black background.

In this room a rubber stamped roller was used to create the green arches and the grass blades were added by hand. This wall brightens up the small one window inventory room.

Notice the floor - used slate shingles have been recycled, creating an unusual pattern.