Building with pallets

An island bench I built from two wooden goods pallets.
 Salvaged from work before they were sent to landfill.

How to build an island bench using pallets
From two matching pallets cut 800mm x 625mm out of
each one. These will form the two sides of the bench. From
the remaining timber slats cut 21 pieces of timber, each
540mm in length. These will be used for the shelves and bench top.
Nail and glue the slats in place. Sand with rough sand paper. Oil timber
(we used plain old olive oil) and finally seal with beeswax.

Here's one we prepared earlier...

I had two more pallets,
so I made a light weight work bench for our backyard shed.
Take that landfill!!!! We win again. :)

weekly Drawing: week 14

Navigating the hallway

Drawing based on a sketch (Petit bâteau en bois) of a wooden toy boat that we saw in France.

Weekly Drawing: week 13

Inspired by my wife's hand drawn "No Junk Mail" sign on our last house. I have 

played around with drawing a "No Junk Mail" sign for our new house. I couldn't 

decide which one I preferred. So I have posted two drawings this week.

Weekly Drawing: week 12

Personal book plate design. Some books should be kept forever.

Weekly Drawing: week 11

And the fat one said "roll over!"

Weekly Drawing: week 10

What I love about the rain

The dirty city is finally washed like a reluctant child avoiding bath time. 
The plants quench their thirst, while the people run for shelter. 
The gushing slushing streets roll and flow like forgotten creeks.

One of my dream jobs would be to design Lego models...

Last night I had lots of fun building my new Lego Lighthouse. As I filled out the online product survey I realised one of my dream jobs would be to design Lego models...

Four designs I would make:

1. Captain Kidd on the Adventure, his privateering rig “well suited for catching pirates: weighing 284 tons with 34 cannons, oars and 150 men” (Source: Wikipedia). Just imagine this one in your living room!
2. Charles Darwin and Captain Robert Fitzroy on the the HMS Beagle.
3. Django Reinhardt in a gypsy camp.
4. Matthew Flinders and George Bass charting the coastal inlets of Port Jackson in the little sailing boat Tom Thumb.

Weekly drawing: Week 9

Herbert would often wonder what his life would of been like if he never became a sales rep

Weekly drawing: Week 8

Witch's Hat

Publicity for The Lurkers album Padlock and Chain

The Lurkers CD launch poster on Regent St, Redfern

I recently had a lot of creative fun designing and illustrating The Lurkers the latest album Padlock and Chain. It was great working with like minded people. They’re great a mix of old time folk music, punk attitude and three part harmonies.

Album Launch Saturday, 17th September, The Red Rattler, Marrickville. Get tickets through The Sydney Fringe NSW.