Pega-Mule
New Internal Guitar Label for Mule Resophonic Guitars I’m grateful for the freedom that Matt, of Mule Resophonic Guitars gives me when I am working for him. I enjoyed making this.
View ArticleCrane Cabinets in Ebonized Walnut
Below is a gallery of images of a pair of cabinets built for the bathroom of a couple in Wichita. They are constructed from native (specifically South Eastern Kansas) black walnut, solid and veneered,...
View ArticleRelief Carving The Spiritual Mechanics of Labor and Rest
working subtitle… The Mundane Sheds the Cloak of the Secular Concerning the invitation to occupy the sacred rhythm of labor and rest and to engage the “resistant materials” not for provision first, but...
View ArticleThe Spiritual Mechanics of Labor and Rest
The Spiritual Mechanics of Labor and Rest is a relief print edition carved and printed by hand from a block of linoleum. It is available for pre-order in the Baumwerk Shop. It will be an edition of 100...
View ArticleGo On Stone Hefter
The “Stone Hefter”, a small wood engraving and lesser spiritual lever Does It Matter The question “does this matter” is part of the consistent and insistent background chatter every day of my life. The...
View ArticleChalice and Paten
The cup has been waiting for a plate for years. This summer the opportunity came to carve one, and to send them both together to their new home with my friend Robbie Pruitt.
View ArticleGo On, Shepherd
Go On, Shepherd is a new wood engraving available for sale in my online store Baumwerkshop. As a shepherd, often I find myself in this position, kneeling on the ground tending an animal. It is a humble...
View ArticleThomas and Jesus
Building Layers Some details as I am working on the second layer of color and glazes on this painting of Thomas touching the side of the resurrected Jesus.
View ArticleVox Universi
Vox Universi (the sound of the Universe), is a little wood engraving carved from a block of Resingrave. It is a simple reflection on “non-profession music”, prayer, a celebration of the concertina,...
View ArticleDrawing a Different Economy
I’ve been working on this drawing for a number of years. It was intended as a companion to another work, The Spiritual Mechanics of Labor and Rest, pictured below.
View ArticleA Handful of Earth
It has been a long time since I have drawn much with colored pencils- many decades as a matter of fact. But the youngest of my kids love to draw with them and we have been spending time drawing...
View ArticleSpirit and Truth – Labor and Rest
the drawing isn’t finished but it is close. Still adding value to a number of areas. here is the same drawing a few years ago- before any inking
View ArticleRoots and Wings: The Family of Chris Wolf Edmonds
The Lawrence Arts Center, in Lawrence, Kansas, recently had an exhibition featuring work from across the rich artistic career of my Aunt, Chris Wolf Edmonds. There are many creative people in my Aunt’s...
View ArticleGrisaille Underpainting of a Visionary Episode from Zechariah
I wanted to share a series of images showing the process of the making of an underpainting which I have been working on for the past few months. The image itself is an illustration of a vision of the...
View ArticleThe Stone Hefter
The Stone Hefter is a small (3″ x 5″) wood engraving that I first carved and printed in 2020. I think it must have struck a chord with people dealing with the weight of the pandemic and the resulting...
View ArticleEgg Tempera Underpainting of Zechariah 3 & 4
This is a progress update of a painting that I began last year illustrating one of the visions of the old testament prophet, Zechariah. After making a complete grayscale (grisaille) in egg tempera, I...
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