Merry Christmas!!!

Just wanted to wish all a Very Merry Christmas, filled with Love, Family, Support, Hope and Joy. The season can be a tough time what with travel and all the hussle and bustle, but let's stop to take a moment to be so grateful for all we have. I'm baking cookies right now, no longer my favorite task, but I am so darned grateful for my little ones who will decorate them tonight. My wife and the kids are heading to the airport to pick up her brother and his girlfriend, so we'll have lots of family near, another thing to be grateful for.

To the Universe, I say "Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Spirit of All, for creating such a perfect existence for us, complete with everything we need and more!!!". May we all not forget this over the coming year.

Dale

Star for a Day!

Well, maybe more than a day! Last month Justin Kitch, CEO of Homestead.com, wrote an article on his blog about some of the troubles I was complaining about in a letter to him. To his everlasting credit, he called me and let me vent at him for a good half-hour, and for the most part was sympathetic to my problems.

That article has caused my website to be BOMBED with visits!!! And even some sales, pretty respectable really. If this keeps up, I'll be glad my workshop is near-finished, because I'll need the extra room.

My deepest thanks to Justin, and best wishes on Homestead's new merger with Intuit!

Dale

We're Number 2!!!

Well, with a lot of help from my cyber-buddy Ron I'm ranked 2nd on Google under heirloom pens! Now, I just need to have the right customers come along and actually buy something. It will happen.

I've been so busy with the apartment renovation I haven't had as much time to turn as I'd like. I have so many pens to finish I'm running out of room to organize them. And the Holidays are fast approaching!

We're about 3 weeks away from the shop being finished. I'll post pictures as soon as it's done.

Dale

Greetings

This is the first post on my Woodturning blog! This will track my artistic journey from this point on. I'm a fairly accomplished turner but have so much more I want to explore as I move what I make from craft to art. Anyone can put a tool on the tool rest and turn the machine on. Not everyone really creates art for real. That is in the heart and it can't be taught really. Technique can be taught but then one has to listen carefully and have a great desire to make art. I have a very long way to go, but am on the track now in the gates!

Stay tuned...

Dale Sherman