T his blog was supposed to feature a story and pictures of my Show in Waterford Virginia, but there was a threat of a hurricane and thus a ...

I used the German word for this because it seems to suit the design much better than the English "vine and tendrils" which is what...

A couple weeks ago, in the course of preparing different materials for my box , I picked up my copy of Theophilus to re-acquaint myself wit...

W hen I was young, my favourite style of ornament was the flamboyant rococo style of the 18th century. All the swirls, tendrils, and leaves...

A couple weeks ago I did a post showing the progress on this box. At that time, the side panels and the legs were finished, but I had actua...

I n this ongoing series about medieval ornamentation, we have examined some aspects of decorative styles that could have been applied to fu...

I n today's world, tools and utilitarian items are almost always made as quickly as possible. Part of that process also includes a lack...