A few weeks ago while regrading one of our logging trails, I bumped into this old locust stump. It was so unique - with 3 sandstones embedded - that I couldn't pass it up.
With a little applied effort and some freshly seasoned black cherry, it transformed into the corner table that you see here:



And with that, my newfound creativity outlet was formed. The latest piece is a prayer journal stand that I made from another locust stump along the same forest trail. This one features a small black cherry slab for a journal to sit on; and a handmade metal & stained glass hanging lantern (similar to the hanging tree lantern in many of my oil paintings).
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Oil-Painting my trademark hanging lantern in tree. |
Here's a quick little video showing the transformation in action: