Images of my studio work have been lacking on the blog the past several weeks for good reason...CHRISTMAS is coming!!! I've been playing santa in my studio - creating gifts - thus the "silence" although at moments I've been excited enough it has been tough not sharing peeks. Woodchips and sawdust are piled up, brushes are drying, garbage cans are full of stain rags and my holiday sparkle nail polish has worn off but fresh carvings are drying in front of the fan - ready for ribbons, bows and their new homes.