Nickel Tank

 

This little piece is the type of mechanical ride I wish was outside of the Supermarket when I was a kid in the 1960's.  It started from a plastic model kit and evolved from there. It even moves up and down via a motor in the base. It measures 8" x 8".  Available

WINDMILL FARM

 

This is the ornament for 2025.  They're built on a plastic cocktail glass wrapped in cork and

the other components are laser cut card.  They swivel and the blades turn and they light up. 

They are 4" x 4" x 6" tall.  Almost all of them went to good homes. 

Surfers Coasting

 Coasters for a friend.  The grain of the wood made for a nice beach effect.

Dolphin Street Surf Revisited

The Dolphin Street Surf Shop has had a little work done on it.  

New paint, sign and lights.

New inventory of classic long boards in the windows.  

The facade is set into a deep frame and is 1/72 scale this time.  

The frame measure 4" x 6".  

Laser cut paper and wood except for the lights.   

Available 

Orange, Provence

 

I liked this museum gate in Provence.

8" x 10" acrylic on masonite

and

3/8" scale miniature in progress

and as finished.

The painting is in a private collection.

The miniature is available

WOE'S TAVERN

This little building was inspired by the Simpson's TV show and seemed a natural subject to continue my little footprint buildings.  It fits in a 5" x 7" frame and is scaled to match HO model trains.  I have 24 kits of this building I'd like to offer for sale.  They're waiting for instruction sheets to be made. It's all laser cut card, papers, acetate, except for the water meter and smoke stack on the roof.

Available

 

DOLPHIN STREET SURF

 Dolphin Street Surf Shop is a fantasy piece based on memories of Oak Street Surf in Laguna and the surfboards of my youth.  The mural pays homage to Bill Ogden.  The front windows light up via a switch in the base.   It is HO model railroad scale and measures 5" x 7".Made with laser cut materials.

Available

PLACES I'VE NEVER BEEN

 

Custom set of coasters and swizzles using vintage matchbook art.

Wood and plexiglas.

DANCING ROBOTS

 

These were made as a wedding present to the young lady who created the Dancing Robot font. They're Bride and Groom initials and are about 8" tall and .75" deep. Laser cut layers painted and aged. 

Space Squirters

 Plastic squirt guns with some paint and patina.

This is about as Sci-Fi as I can get.

Frames measure approx. 5" X 7"

Available

Just Ride The Waves

 

Some of this year's ornaments.  A state of mind to go with this year.  An anonymous surfer quote etched on the base as a mindset for dealing with the virus and other challenges in life.  So much is beyond our control, so we have to go along for the ride and anticipate the next one.    These are cast resin, set into laser cut Poplar wood bases.  There are LED lights in the base, activated by pressing on the bottom.  Most are bound for collections.  A few are still available.