in the meantime...

There was a serious motorcycle accident on hwy 23 North last night in a spot that has had many other accidents in the past. Today the roar of motorcycles will likely be that of bikers headed home, and I hope their journeys are safe. Many of us  who live here look forward to quieter times.

I'm working with my editor at Taunton Press to tie up the various loose ends of my new book, Designing Boxes. 

How-to books are different than fiction.  What I do and portray is real, and the object is that readers be enabled to do what I do. The editorial process, involving text editing, photo editing and careful layout requires a team to get the best results. How-to writers do not have the luxury of just making stuff up and careful editing can lend value to any book. That's one of the clear values of working with Taunton Press.

When presenting lessons to woodworkers on design, many have never thought of such things before. So it was interesting and rewarding to present an array of boxes in physical form  on Friday for art students to use in our joint exercise exploring the principles and elements of design. One student from Korea found the box shown above to be particularly appealing due to its irregularities. She said, as she moved her hands across the irregularity of the surface of the lid, "I love this box." We discussed the perfection of the imperfect and the spontaneity involved in making it. Later she equated this simple box to the Korean moon jars that sell for millions of dollars due to their rarity and cherished irregularly spherical shape.

You can find this box for sale on Etsy.com for far less than a million dollars. https://www.etsy.com/listing/905111845/maple-and-white-oak-box-with-hidden

Make, fix and create... Assist others in learning likewise.