a live edge table

 we delivered this interesting live edge table a few weeks ago 

it was made from a bookmatched pair of slabs from berkshire products

the clients decided to use the extra length on the slabs for the base and 

i had some spalted maple on hand from a previous project. 

the table was 8' long, and the slabs were almost 11'

straighteneing and gluing the pair of 20 " wide 

8' slabs was a bit of a wrestling match

but we got it eventually

all in, all done ... the clients were happy and aactually went back to berkshire and 

purchased another slab for their breakfast area ... one good deed leads to another

milton glaser

so, i came across this interview/blurb about milton glaser in a

recent issue of elle decor .. here's a link to the big online version

of the pages you see below .. though you can read the ones below 

if you enlarge them, the web thing is much better

the first page, above, is kind of an introduction if you are not 

familiar with his history or his work ..

the points highlighted with the orange lines in the pages above hit home for 

me as artistic statements .. my next stop was a visit to his excellent website ..

 excerpts are below  ..

 

don't miss the slideshow on the home page .. 

 and above are some highlights of his work ..

this is another in my series of articles on working vs. not working as you age ..so, born in 1929, 88, still working ... he is an inspiring guy ..

here's a link to another post from earlier in the year 

re: chuck close and paul simon and my artist friend, horst

 i am talking to myself, as i recently hit the big seven zero ... 

time marches on ...