Museums Are Cool

Baldman, wife, Jenn and baby claire all went to the museum yesterday. One of us for the first time. Finally Birth of the Cool is here that I talked about one zillion years ago. Though our docent was so so, the goods they had there were really great. I'm considering going back on some random Thursdays (free day) to see how those Eames cats made such cool stuff, and take some notes. Jenn also broke down this pic above by Karl Benjamin... broke it down as in, "how does one paint that?" She's in the artworld see, so that's her kinda breakdown. The Austinist had some other pretty good pics, including a superad birdhouse they had on display. They didn't let bald guys take pictures however. It's a cruel cruel world out there for baldies. We left as Claire was getting her fuss on, and went outside to catch some skin cancer on top of the pate. I prefer that to cold rain, however.

Lamps and Lamp Ladies

Man, there has been some sweet sweetness rolling through this joint. Jaime over at Design Milk done blogged that pendant lamp, and Ted, the dang owner of Thin Air Press vacuum contraption, talked about the lampshade too, after giving me some helpful advice. Radical. Thangs is just coming up roses, ain't they?


Also, you guys seen this Hannah Nunn lady, and her rad lamps on etsy? I read an article about this woman, and how she walks a few steps from her home to her store in England, and turns on all her cool lamps, and makes her own stuff by the warm light when she's not selling funky lamps like hotcakes. Remind me to do the same in my next lampladyinleedslife.

Big Lights and Little Ladies

So I went ahead and put this ole bendy piece of wood up on the etsy site, and had me some interest already, so that's cool.

Know what else is cool? This little lady... Julie is about to head back to work, so it'll be just baldy and the baby making wood lamps and dirty diapers. No snide comments on who is doing what, peanut gallery...

wood veener pendant lamp- ALIVE!

So, I'm silently typing, as we've, possibly dumbly, put the crib in the same room as the computer. It definitely cuts back on me watching Cramps videos on you tube (R.I.P. Lux Interior). Anyway, on wit the show.



So I figured out a way to hang this lampshade pendant style, which really makes the most sense personally.

This week was my first time to Callahan's General Store, where I found me some parts that were never made to be attached to a mod pendant lamp, but that I purchased anyway.. and the old guys reminded me of my bros at Breed & Co.

I'm hoping this guy will sell on Etsy. We'll see.

This shot is kind of funny b/c I've taken down the old fam reunion frame that spans across that wall, put up my fave jennski pic in a really weird (some would deem creative) spot up against the door trim, and you can see my extra wire on one side and me actual ikea light on the other. Here's to not cropping!!! CLINK! Get your baldwoodencreation soon!

Wood Lampshade? Believe!

So I made that mold to bend some wood for this wooden lampshade idea I've had for a long time now. Peep didn't understand really... why a wooden lampshade? How's that gonna work? I don't get that mold. Whatever, Baldy. I pressed on. Here I've wrapped my mold in a plastic garbage bag, laid 3 pieces of veneer over the top, glued em up, and put em in my vacuum bag. After this piece was done, I repeated said process, and made the other side of the shade.



Today, I stand before ye with the finished product. It's the longboard of lampshades.

Still gotta work out some kinks here and there. Figuring how to attach the two sides (which cracked the veneer as you see) and then attach the shade to the lamp is a wee tricky.

Think this dood would work well as a hanging pendant type lamp as well... especially since it's kind of a monster in length.

Thinking about working this up as another Etsy item. Baldmen watching babies at home sometimes need a break, and have a mom in law come over during napping bebe time whilst they go out and make rad wooden things for others. Need you one? Might I remind you I lost two jobs in 3.5 months? Take pity kind sirs and madames!

Gettin Moldy

Something I've been wanting to do for a long time was bend some wood. No time like the present (read: laid off without a job in sight) to do something about it. I created this mold here out of 7 pieces of 3/4 inch MDF that i glued together and sanded down. I'm planning on sticking it in my Thin Air Press bag, along with a few strips of veneer, and vacuuming out the air to create one side of a wood lamp shade. Repeat for the other side...



Obviously, when it's on the lamp, the shade will have more of this sort of shape. Dig? Deets on fitting the two sides together and attaching them to the lamp are still in the depths of my shallow mind.

Sexiest Side Job Ever

My fantastic friend Jenn done got me a job before I could get me a job. Well, at least a part time, week long job with some wicked upsides. I helped a couple doods build some display case/table jobs for an upcoming show at Arthouse downtown. Not only did I get to work with Jenn and see her every day, I also got to work in this old movie theater, which turned into Lerner's, which turned into Arthouse at the Jones Center. On top of that, I suppose they had some swanky hoedown up on the top floor, because these were the lights we used to saw, sand, and build by.



By far the most lovemakingest place I've ever worked. Stop by the Matt Stokes show coming up, and check out my handiwork. I'll meet you upstairs afterwards...