Mari's computer...thing

Last week I finished a gift for my friend Mari. Her laptop broke, so that it could no longer hold up the screen. To remedy this, her husband (and also my friend, Kyle) placed it in a box to support the screen and make it usable. Well after repeatedly ribbing her for ghetto rigging her computer to make sure no one copied her answers, I asked if I could make something more substantial, and that looked less ridiculous. Here is what happened;


The chain and hinges I bought:

















The board I bought, cut down by hand, and sanded to smooth the rough edges.

















So that's what I started out with. Next time I'll remember to have the guys at Lowe's cut the wood with a power saw, instead of trying to do it myself with a crooked handsaw. Not fun...

These are some shots of the Final project. Mari has a life theme (obsession) of vintage jewelry, and clothing from the Victorian era, so I themed this gift with what she was passionate about.





























































































I'm happy with how it turned out, and in case you're wondering, she loved it too!

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It's been a while...

I haven't posted anything because sadly, I haven't been doing much art work. Things in life have been crazy; the blog and "recreational" art have all kinda fallen by the wayside. I spent the past several months spending as much time as I could with my Dad, who was battling cancer. And I've spent the most recent months trying to grapple with the grief and loss of him, who died in May.


This image is one that I made, probably in April, using one of favorite Psalms, Psalm 63.



















This is another image that I made as I battle against doubts, anger, and questions that I shouldn't be asking because I wont get any answers this side of eternity for them.















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