I’ve been meaning to post pictures of the completed window guard and sign for Il Bambino, but have been caught up with finishing last minute orders for Christmas.  I’m documenting the rusting of the steel, so I’ll have more photos as the months go by.

Also, I’m working on votive candle holders for Il Bambino’s tables so I’ll be sure to post the work in progress after the holidays.

My Sandstone Patina Flower Vases are now available for sale through my Etsy site. They are available in four sizes:

3″x3″x8″

3″x3″x10″

3″x3″x12″

3″x3″x14″

Sandstone Patina Flower Vases

Thanks to Sara for the great photos!

Our friend Irina’s curatorial thesis project show, The Influence of Fish Tails on the Breaking Waves, is opening this Friday, December 12 at Point B Special Projects in Williamsburg. Don’t miss it!

My friend Keith Gamache is selling framed inkjet prints of his popular connect-the-dots paintings on his website. His work is bold and colorful and looks especially great in kids’ rooms, but hangs beautifully anywhere in your home. We are fortunate to have three of his paintings, all of which are hanging in Silas’ room. If you’re looking for a great original holiday gift, pick up one of his prints. Keith is offering free shipping on any item purchased between now and Christmas.

I was doing a bit of research the other day and found myself on the Apartment Therapy Re-Nest blog. There’s a great post there about a group of Thai monks that built a beautiful temple out of a million or so recycled glass bottles. This reminded me to let everyone know about a great organization in my neighborhood called Build it Green! NYC. They have really good recycled wood, and when my friend Denny and I went there this summer, they had old … Continue Reading

I am working on a lighting project for a client and have been searching all over for retractable cords that I could use in the lighting fixture that I am designing. It seems that the cords have gone the way of the dodo bird. I’m basically looking for a cord that would be used in the same manner as the old retractable lights from the 50’s and 60’s.

Does anyone out there know where I can find these cords?

Here’s an example that I found on the great Retro Renovation blog:

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I have to give a big shout out to my brother-in-law Spyros, because Roma just beat Lazio in the Rome Derby. He’s on holiday in Vietnam right now, but I have a feeling that he arranged his itinerary so he’d be in a location with cable television today. I’m sure all the guests in the hotel where Spyros and Alyssa are staying were really happy to hear a crazy Italian screaming and jumping up and down at 4:00am.

I opened the doors to my shop on Etsy this weekend. Lots of great Christmas gift options there (wink wink, nudge nudge) and I’ll be adding more items this week.

One of my fellow artists was kind enough to include my Bird’s Nest Votive on her Treasury list. Big thanks to PoleStar!

I’ve been working with my friend Igor on a large-scale project over the past several weeks, which have required a lot of extra hours and weekend work in order to meet the deadline. Unfortunately, I missed the Halloween Harvest Festival at Socrates Sculpture Park this past Saturday. Sara and Silas went on without me and had a great time.

In addition to the make-your-own costume table and the dog halloween costume contest, there was also live music. Sara and Silas weren’t expecting the musical stylings of Peelander-Z. Silas was … Continue Reading

Darren came by the studio yesterday and took a look at the finished window gate and sign for Il Bambino. We decided to let it patina naturally in the elements instead of painting it. Darren was super psyched and was sorry that it was going to end up in back of the restaurant instead of the front.