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TREES ON MY MIND AGAIN THIS SEASON. HOW COULD THEY NOT BE WHEN THE LEAVES START TO DECAY? MY EYES' FOCUS IS OFTEN DIRECTED AT THE GROUND CATCHING THE PATTERN + TEXTURES OF THE DECOMPOSING LEAVES. I AM CONTINUOUSLY INSPIRED BY EARTH'S COLOUR PALETTE THE MORE I DIRECT MY FOCUS THERE. 

I'VE GROWN QUITE FOND OF MY HANDSAW, IT FORCES ME TO TAKE THE TIME TO NOTICE THE WOOD GRAINS + RINGS. RECOGNIZING + HONOURING THE YEARS OF GROWTH. I AM HOPEFUL THIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL SHOWS UP TO MY AUDIENCE. PLUS IT'S A GREAT ARM WORKOUT WITH A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

NEARING THE END OF LAST SEASON I STARTED BUILDING A TURTLE AFTER HAVING AN ENCOUNTER WITH ONE ON A RECENT CAMPING TRIP. HOW SYNCHRONISTIC THAT A FRIEND OF MINE REACHED OUT TO ME SHORTLY AFTER ASKING IF I COULD MAKE HIM A TURTLE FOR HIS PARTNER'S BIRTHDAY. HE SHARED WITH ME THAT HER ROOTS ARE MISHIIKENH CLAN + TURTLE ENERGY IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY RESONATES WITH HER. THIS PIECE WAS AN EMOTIONAL ONE TO COMPLETE + I AM QUITE SATISFIED WITH THE FINAL RESULT. TO SEE MORE IMAGES OF THE WOODEN WACKY ONE - OF - A - KIND TURTLE, PLEASE VISIT MY INSTAGRAM @SAGEANDSAPLING 

I FINALLY FINISHED THE WINE UNIT I TALKED ABOUT IN MY LAST BLOG POST. THIS CONFIDENCE I'VE GAINED COMPLETING THIS PROJECT HAS GOT ME THINKING ABOUT COMMITTING TO BUILDING A VARIETY OF BOXES. THE IDEAS NEVER STOP. 

A SIDE PROJECT I AM WORKING ON IS A GIFT FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH A NEW BABY BOY. I AM USING OLD BITS OF WOOD FROM MY GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE TO CONSTRUCT THIS PIECE. SORRY FOR THE LACK OF DETAILS BUT IT IS A SURPRISE! MAYBE I WILL SHARE IN NEXT SEASON'S BLOG POST.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME PIECES OF WORK IN THE FLESH, I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO PIECES DISPLAYED AT OSTEN BEERHALL / 1101 IN THE EAST END OF HAMILTON.  

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION + SUPPORT,