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Well, 2026 didn't get off to the start we wanted...thanks to the flu.   The studio caught it, and things slowed to a crawl.  But the good news is that it's all behind us, the bad news is that we're about a week late in launching our 50 States project. But better late than never! So for our first State artwork for 2026 Tricia and I randomly decided to start with the last State to join the Union, Alaska!  We've never been to Alaska, but we do have many customers there, and sin … read more

Happy New Year!  And thanks to all our great customers (and partner galleries and stores!) for a great 2025! Tricia and I are big history buffs.  As many of you know, we live in Virginia where a lot of our Country's history started.  The road in front of our farm has appeared on maps as far back as the 1620's, and we've grown up visiting Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.  We've collectively visited almost every State in the Union, and we thought it would be fun t … read more

Back in the Spring of 1998 Tricia and I receieved a call from a Gallery in Arizona.  It was called Sweet Liberty in Phoenix, and we had done some custom commissioned work for them in the past.  The owner called us to inquire if we were able to carve a Rhino Baseball player.  Apparently the Chicago Cubs Spring Training facility was in nearby Mesa, and the wife of a player had asked if we could do this for her husband in time for Father's Day.  At first when Tricia told me abou … read more

July 4th is one of my favorite Holidays - mainly because as a kid it was acceptable to play with explosives! Growing up as a military 'brat' overseas the 4th was always a big deal, and the fireworks shows were always incredible.  And as resourceful kids we typically found ways to 'acquire' our own fireworks, and set them off.  Happily none of these extra-curricular excursions into explosives resulted in any injuries, probably because we respected the power and unpredictability of thes … read more

Back when Tricia and I would exhibit at the big trade shows (NY, Philly, Atlanta, Denver, etc, etc) we would enjoy walking the show floor ahead of the show's opening.  That pastime turned into a game for us: which one of us could spot something we designed or carved for sale in another company's booth. It was odd if we *didn't* see something we'd created for sale with another producer; mainly off-shore outlets that specialized in imported items and decoratives made from cast plastics or re … read more