Aaargh !!!
Mr Trigger finger and I will be building a skate board park on CARD board this week with plastic ramps ! He insists I increase the size of his work bench at Mansland, and his Producer has requested a work bench of her own for the BBQ deck. Purchased a marble top last week for it and will be scouting out Juniper wood for the rest....Maybe...soon I will get to work at BBWASS's.
Birth of 'NAG'
What started out as a basic bench and one woman's desire to learn how to operate her tools, ended in
- A labor of love
- A great debate about a wood stove and
- A spark that touched off all of our creativity, giving birth to 'NAG', the Niemeyer Artisan Guild.
Never before have I personally had so much fun hanging out in a barn, watching people cut (and re-cut), sand, carve, and design a piece of furniture. We had fantastic gourmet food, loved on our kids, joked, laughed, played with the dogs and had Frost & Dutch as the best managers a work crew could ask for. I think I can speak for everyone when I say 'a good time was had by all'.
With that, I invite you to become part of this blog.
Please post your works of creativity, photos, hopes and dreams (even if they have yet to take form). If you don't know how to Post or need help, drop me an email and I'll walk you through the process. It's super easy and you'll be a pro in no time.
In the meantime, here are a few artist bios (observations) that make me so proud to be part of our family and NAG. Enjoy and let me know how we can get the rest of the clan involved.
Darin is preparing to construct his first handmade, strip-built canoe and may soon open the Bend Boat Building and Snowshoe Company. I dare you to say 'BBBSC' 5-times fast after a couple shots and a mouthful of crackers. Most recently, he's been working as a hired hand outfitting a 1971 vintage travel trailer. Whatta peach.
Cash is the 'King of all things Cardboard' and has an itchy hot glue gun trigger finger. It can go off at a moment's notice and when it does look out. You never know when he's going to bust out a diorama or two.
Julie is the Niemeyer fiber goddess, gourmet, gardener, horsewoman, hiker, camper, fisher... you name it. There is no moss growing under, near or around her. She inspires us all to get off our duff's and 'do'.
Jordie tames the wild beasties and is stunning in the saddle. Rock climber, mountain climber, kayaker, pianist... she too has a plethora of talent and creativity oozing from every fiber of her being.
Eric is a woodcarver at heart. He 'wowed' us all with his ability to wield a mean chisel and embodies true artisan qualities: Focus, precision and determination to complete his work. And we thought he could only build custom homes. =)
Darin is preparing to construct his first handmade, strip-built canoe and may soon open the Bend Boat Building and Snowshoe Company. I dare you to say 'BBBSC' 5-times fast after a couple shots and a mouthful of crackers. Most recently, he's been working as a hired hand outfitting a 1971 vintage travel trailer. Whatta peach.
Cash is the 'King of all things Cardboard' and has an itchy hot glue gun trigger finger. It can go off at a moment's notice and when it does look out. You never know when he's going to bust out a diorama or two.
Julie is the Niemeyer fiber goddess, gourmet, gardener, horsewoman, hiker, camper, fisher... you name it. There is no moss growing under, near or around her. She inspires us all to get off our duff's and 'do'.
Jordie tames the wild beasties and is stunning in the saddle. Rock climber, mountain climber, kayaker, pianist... she too has a plethora of talent and creativity oozing from every fiber of her being.
Eric is a woodcarver at heart. He 'wowed' us all with his ability to wield a mean chisel and embodies true artisan qualities: Focus, precision and determination to complete his work. And we thought he could only build custom homes. =)
Me, well I'm the wacky girl who loves to snap photos, scrapbook and create handmade cards/paper. My hearts desire is to ditch the 'real world' and open a glass blowing studio, artisan cheese making business, and own 4 laying hens... all of which I know nothing about. Poor Darin.
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