Saturday, November 8, 2008

I love lamp?

Here are my favorite lamps that I designed that were introduced last month at the High Point Market. These fellows are all "lifestyle contemporary", I'd say. You know, for the modern person who doesn't want their friends to think they are too weird...


QUADRATIC

DECA

PLANAR

The 2-light DECA table lamp is my favorite. But, I do take great pride in the incredibly small boxes that both QUADRATIC lamps fit in. You'll notice that there are some large-ish finials at the connection points of PLANAR... those got revised, but I don't have updated images.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Cat Pumpkin!



I carved a cat pumpkin. But is it Zero or Pepper? Judging by the vampire teeth, I'm guessing Zero.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Cactus cats



I just can't do anything without some cat help. I often have to protect freshly spray-painted objects from the wrath of kitty cat tails. I finished this cactus today, and he is free from tail-harm and for SALE!

Monday, October 13, 2008

new woodcut- cacti and a bike

I just finished a new woodcut. I love cacti and bikes.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

plywood, how i miss you...

Since moving to Jacksonville, I haven't had quite the woodworking facilities that I'm accustomed to. I've been making do with a few trips to SCAD's furniture shop and to my parents' house... but I just can't produce the volume that I used to, mainly because now I have a full time job.

So, I decided to take up a new (old) hobby: pottery! I loved sculpture and pottery so much in highschool that my dad built me a pottery wheel, but I haven't even seen it in years. Anyway, here I am with some fresh bowls:


I am certainly enjoying clay again, but I could never leave my favorite material; plywood. Especially not after the awesome writeup that I got on Babygadget!

A little excerpt:
"Looking to add a little 3-D design to your nursery decor? Consider these beautiful sculptures by Sara Schalliol. An industrial designer by trade, this Southern girl spends her evenings working on structural gems for you and me. With their minimal lines and graceful forms, Sara’s plywood creations are contemporary yet somehow soothing - perfect for modern Moms and babes (and Dads!). The orange bird would be great hanging over a crib or changing table. And the dino? He'd be fab just about anywhere. If you're not as obsessed with orange and natural as I am, Sara's sculptures do come in many other colors. All her work ships flat and is easy to assemble."

It certainly made my day, especially since it seems to have generated a lot of interest and a few sales for my birds!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Heavy with heart



Kspell sent me this photo of my trees displaying her handmade jewelry. Hooray!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Tree put to good use!

Etsy seller OpalLight used one of my very first trees as a display at a craft show. My old tree-friend got to show off some pretty awesome glasswork:





I vote for a western village next time with some cacti! Ah ha!