by Rick | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
My love affair with wood began in high school shop class. Since then, I’ve been involved in all phases from working in a sawmill to building houses to building furniture and, lately, creating works of art on a wood lathe. Although I was reluctant to take up this...
by Rick | Jan 5, 2020 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
I wasn’t sure what I was looking at through my camera, but I knew Floyd would later explain it to me. Child showing “Baba Nyundo” respect In many villages, where the street ends, the paths begin. Floyd and I had just visited the home of Zulpha and her...
by Rick | Dec 21, 2019 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
I’m frequently asked if people can buy the pens or bowls I make on my lathe but I’m not in the habit of selling those items. However, I am willing to part with them if you’ll help me send vulnerable children in The Outreach Program’s...
by Rick | Dec 14, 2019 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
I really wasn’t given much choice in the matter; the little old lady plainly told my wife, “You can go. He’s my husband now.” Great-grandma – Bebe I had sized the situation up and realized it was not a romantic offer; it wasn’t like the lady was making googly...
by Rick | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Photographic Travel Journal
Have you heard the starfish story? Even if you have, humor me because I’m going to introduce you to one of the sweetest starfish you’ll ever meet: 11-year-old Pendo – a delightful little girl in Singida, Tanzania. Here’s...
