Marker
Granite
28" x 12" x 3½"
ca. 2015

I made this marker entirely with hand tools, flattening a rough slab of granite and incising the letters. It has served as my address plaque for a decade, and is destined to eventually become my headstone.

On a recent rainy day, I recently noticed a lichenous growth on it. I hadn't seen this before, partly because the lichen is still in its infancy and quite small, partly because when dry it is almost the same color as the stone beneath it.

I had imagined that it would take decades for any lichens to appear. I am somehow happy to see it starting now. The current species is probably Physcia thomsoniana, but my observation is that once one sort of lichen establishes a toehold, others are likely to follow suit.

Three French hens
Ink on vellum
7" x 8 ½"
2024

Two turtledoves
Ink on vellum
6" x 8"
2023

A partidge in a pear tree
Ink on vellum
8" x 9"
2022

Rocking horse
Red pine
40" x 23" x 10"
1999-2019

Napkin holder
Brass and hard pine
8" x 6" x 5"
2017

Trivet
Stainless steel wire
7 ½" x 7 ½"
2013

Copper leaves
Copper sheet
3" x 5", 5" x 6"
2008

Copper trivet
Copper sheet
8" x 7"
2006

Sign
Cypress
43" x 6 ½"
ca. 1998

Bookmark
Paper cutout
1 ½" x 3 ½"
ca. 1997

Rolling toy
Cast brass
4" x 4" x 5"
ca. 1976

Cart reconstruction
New oak and old steel
ca. 3' x 5' x 2 ½'
1973