always time for a fundraiser

we don't do all the fundraisers. if we did, there wouldn't be time for work. some of them are fun though and we can't resist, even if we do let them go until the totally absolute last minute. and, i mean the last minute ... this one's due tomorrow morning at the dorset theatre to be auctioned off august 21st, at hildene with other 'birdhouses by artists' at some point in the future ...the event is called 'flights of fancy' . more details and photos of the other birdhouses as they become available ... i've had the blank birdhouse for two months ... due tomorrow, started around 5:00 today finished a half hour ago ... fun with woodburning ... get out your stuff from when you were a little kid ...

click the photos to enlarge them ... it's lots of fun ... goes great with a beer or two ... here's an earlier post i wrote about woodburning ...

they gave us all blank birdhouses to work with ...
this was fun ..

usually i paint my woodburnings, but it takes a long time, and then i might have had to bid on my own ...

tools of the 'trade'
one of my painted efforts. i've always meant to incorporate this technique into my furniture .. maybe soon ...