My frames and
woodworking projects are made of as much recycled and salvaged material as
possible. This saves trees and valuable landfill space and gives sad old wood a chance to be
beautiful again. I also recycle and use old hardware, car parts, crate
labels, etc. to create my art.
I enjoy working with
other artists
to develop 'signature' frames. Whenever a project requires
a trip to the lumber yard for 'new' wood, I only deal with suppliers that
practice responsible harvesting and forest management.
Dare to Be Different
Ribbon Stripe Mahogany with Pine, clay and gold
ink inlays. (photograph by
LeeAnne Martin)
Curly Beech with inlays of wenge, cherry,
mahogany and pine. (art by N8 Surber)
Black cherry salvaged from old barn planks with a
tiny add-on frame for the movie ticket
Custom frame assembled from various parts of a
vintage Walnut pump organ
Devil Horn frame made from oak reclaimed from an
old dresser (art by Jess Haney)
Detail of frame at left showing the 'devil horns'
(actually shed deer antlers found in the woods)
Reclaimed maple with exotic button inlays (detail
at right)
Ribbon stripe mahogany with inlays of burl oak,
birds eye maple, pine, cherry, etc. (art by Cheryl Booth)
Bubinga w/ Maple, plumber's putty, and eucalyptus
inlays.
Black Cherry w/ applied flower of exotic hardwoods
including purpleheart, bocote, padauk, and mahogany.
Cedar reclaimed from a deck tear-off, decorated
with a blowtorch using car parts as stencils
South American Jatoba with reclaimed Ponderosa
pine button inlays
Reclaimed red oak from an old chest, decorated
with paintbrushes used to paint my Hippie Bus
Reclaimed red oak with original period hardware
featuring a miter trace key of reclaimed poplar (detail at
right)
Reclaimed poplar sporting a circa 1960s crate label.
Frame assembled from a pair of 100-year-old pine window frames from
a condemned house.
Shadowboxes, Lightboxes and Zen Tables
Custom shadowboxes are available in practically any size,
out of any wood you can imagine. Pictured below are a few assemblages I've
created from scrap and recycled materials. The lightbox is a custom piece commissioned by My Museum
Tattoo in Dover, Ohio. And, as for Zen tables... see for yourself.
