I just finished a great weekend at the Masonic Temple for this year’s Detroit Urban Craft Fair, selling some of my stuff and buying a few gifts in the process.
Special thanks to Handmade Detroit and Lish Dorset for holding the event and to Jodi Lynn and Scott for being super cool and having the unofficial after-after-party at The Fortress, a great artist’s space and studio here in Detroit.
Laser-etching lots of rulers for the Detroit Urban Craft Fair in just over a week.
And yes, for any laser-experts out there, I know there shouldn’t be a flame. I adjusted the power down after this cut.
Working on some new bread boards/cutting boards. Hopefully I’ll have another design or two for etching in the near future.
I’ve been asked a few times why I didn’t choose to make cutting boards in the shape of Michigan. I’ve made ones in the past, but I decided against making them now because a) they’re already being made locally and b) I felt like even though they were more work to make, they were actually a little less practical as cutting boards.
There’s something I enjoyed about a simple, slightly misshapen cutting board, so I cut them by hand, sanded them down, and finished them with mineral oil.
It’s been awhile since I’ve worked on things to sell at a show, but I have two events lined up next month, just before the holidays.
I have some new things to sell, along with some I’ve been making for awhile.
The top poster for the Detroit Urban Craft Fair was designed by my good friend, Jodi Lynn Burton.
After months of being sidetracked by life, I finally finished my kitchen island.
All materials are from what was once 6400 Trumbull in Detroit and were finished using Swilley’s All-Natural Wood Rub.
The stool seen in the top picture came from an auction at Southwestern High School in Detroit.
Trevor Walters 