DFA

  • Time for a Jig

    No, no, not a dance, I have something far less exciting in mind. Let’s make a jig to hold the wood block stamp. After completing the stamp, the next challenge was to devise a jig to place the stamp in the correct position for printing. So, I created a wood frame to hold both the…

  • A Journey Found

    For some time now, I’ve been chipping away at a block of wood. The goal has been to create a wood block stamp of an African themed design that I created a while back. While carving away each little sliver of wood, I have questioned whether this mode of creation is worth the time. It…

  • Rich Simplicity

    I believe that among the greatest challenges we face are the choices we must make as we build a material life around ourselves. Society, particularly western society, would like us all to believe that more is better. I think of Malcolm Forbes’ quote, “he who dies with the most toys wins,” and I wonder how…

  • The Whatchamacallit

    What do you do when you need to transport a very large sheet of paper than cannot be rolled, folded, or crumpled? Option one, give up, go to a bar and enjoy a glass Laphroaig and a warm slice of chocolate lava cake. Option two, whip together a good old fashion whatchamacallit and then carry…

  • The Art of Standing

    So, let’s just say you were batty enough to spend two years of your life drawing an elephant. And then you had that drawing framed. And then you realized it’s enormous and it weighs a ton and you have no idea how to hang it. What do you do? I say, we’ll make a stand.