Where I’m writing from, we’re at the end of the first real week of a fundamental shift. This is the first week of working exclusively remotely and of not having access to toilet paper. The first week of not being able to run out to a restaurant for lunch or catch up on my email in the coffee shop a block away. The first week that virtually every event on my calendar for the next few months was cancelled.
Author: Ed Hart
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Inconvenience and My Own Idols
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” – Philippians 2:4-8
This week, many of us are settling into a “new normal,” one that may last for a couple of weeks or perhaps longer. At this point, who knows?
As a part of our company’s culture building, we’ve developed a list of 21 Standards that define who we are, what we do and how we do it. Prominently displayed in the office, the standards are designed to be daily reminders for everyone of how our culture and ethos differentiates us from the competition. This year, one of Drew’s ides to help reinforce the standards at a personal level is to have everyone pick a standard or two and write a short essay on what the standard means to them. Here’s my 3rd standard:
I’ve had my eye on a DIY platform bed project utilizing the Tatami style joinery for a couple years now, but another project always seemed to keep coming up. That all changed recently when my daughter decided to redesign her room with a minimalist modern look and decided to ditch the old spindle bed. This was the perfect opportunity for that clean, elegant platform bed design I’ve been looking to do.
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I’ve set up a new store!
If you’re a repeat visitor, you may have noticed the My Store menu button up top. Last week I set up a store on the site using WooCommerce and will be moving my downloadable woodworking plans over to it from FetchApp, my current store and fulfillment platform. Turns out WooCommerce for WordPress does everything that FetchApp does, minus the hefty monthly fee! As I migrate my downloads to the new store platform, if anyone has a problem accessing the download link, please shoot me an email and I’ll respond right away. Also, the detailed plans will always be available as blog posts, and you can still link to them from the woodworking drop down menu. Also, I’ve added some of my coffee bag wall art to the store as well and will gradually be putting some of my other artwork up as I have time. Thanks!
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Using Photoshop to Figure Out Values
As I’ve been developing my drawing and painting skills, it doesn’t matter whether I’m taking a class or watching online tutorials, I’m constantly reminded of the importance of value. If you’re reading this post, you’ve probably heard a hundred times that values are more important than shapes and proportions (even though they are important too!). But values are the foundation of a drawing or painting.
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New Coffee Art Series
I’ve been working on a few new pieces of wall art made from coffee importer bags. These things are so cool! I recently picked up a few bags, but wasn’t sure exactly what I would do with them. The visuals on the bag caught my eye and they just have this cool coffee shop vibe that I wanted to come up with a way to experience. Then I ran across another piece of decorative wall art printed on burlap, the two ideas collided and here are my first two pieces…
I’ve been trying to figure out how best to position large canvases for painting since my current easel isn’t all that great and I’d rather spend the limited time I have painting rather than constructing another easel (which I’m sure I’ll do at some point). One of the challenges I keep running into is how to position my canvases, particularly the bigger ones, vertical instead of at an angle.
As a part of our company’s culture building, we’ve developed a list of 21 Standards that define who we are, what we do and how we do it. Prominently displayed in the office, the standards are designed to be daily reminders for everyone of how our culture and ethos differentiates us from the competition. This year, one of Drew’s ides to help reinforce the standards at a personal level is to have everyone pick a standard or two and write a short essay on what the standard means to them. Once again, it’s my turn.